Sec. 706. AUTHORITY FOR JOINT LEASING ACTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

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## SEC. 706 AUTHORITY FOR JOINT LEASING ACTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ###

(a)Department of Defense Section 1104A of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by inserting “, or the leasing,” after “design, and construction” each place it appears; and ####

(2)in subsection (c)(2), by inserting “, or the leasing,” after “design”. ###

(b)Department of Veterans Affairs Section 8111B of title 38, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a), by inserting “, or the leasing,” after “design, and construction”; ####

(2)in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(3) > > The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may transfer to the Department of Defense amounts appropriated to the ‘Medical Facilities’ account of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of leasing space for a shared medical facility if the estimated share of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the lease costs does not exceed the amount specified in section 8104(a)(3)(B) of this title.” > ; and ####

(3)in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(3) > > Any amount transferred to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs by the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of leasing space for a shared medical facility may be credited to the ‘Medical Facilities’ account of the Department of Veterans Affairs and may be used for such purpose.” > .