Sec. 7. Report on strategic plan for infrastructure and capital assets of Department of Veterans Affairs

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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the strategic plan for infrastructure and capital assets of the Department of Veterans Affairs, which summarizes a facility lifecycle strategy targeting modernization of owned and leased facilities and infrastructure required to mitigate increasing systemic failures, veteran and staff safety, benefits delivery interruptions, and funding associated to address emergency repairs. The report required by subsection

(a)shall cover known and projected requirements over a period of not less than 10 years for the following: Land acquisition. Operations and maintenance of facilities of the existing capital asset portfolio of the Department. Operations and maintenance of the planned future capital asset portfolio of the Department. New construction, disaggregated by type of new construction, including the following types of construction: Major construction. Minor construction. Nonrecurring maintenance. Leasing. Alternative acquisition methods, such as partnerships and donations. Activation of space. Disposal, reuse, and remediation. Facility lifecycle strategy process supporting the planning, programming delivery, management, and maintenance of the current and future capital asset portfolio of the Department. A discussion of the negative effect of the lack of stable and predictable capital asset funding on the ability of the Department to plan, staff, and execute effective capital asset management. Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate, including with respect to legislative or administrative action, provided such actions are subject to the availability of appropriated funds. Nothing in this section or a report submitted under this section shall be construed to create or imply any financial or operational obligation beyond the availability of appropriated funds.