HR 5856 · 110th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization and Lease Act of 2008
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(2008-05-22)
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Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization and Lease Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out major medical facility projects (projects) in FY2009 in: (1) Palo Alto, California; (2) San Antonio, Texas; and (3) San Juan, Puerto Rico. Amends the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 to increase the amount authorized under such Act for: (1) all projects; and (2) specified projects in Florida, Nevada, and Pennsylvania in connection with the Capital Asset Realignment Initiative. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out specified major medical facility leases (leases) in FY2009 in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a project in Okaloosa County, Florida. Authorizes appropriations for projects and leases authorized or increased under this Act. Directs the Secretary to submit to the congressional veterans' committees: (1) a report updating progress made in complying with provisions requiring the establishment of, and responsibilities for, a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Director of Construction and…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 5856, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization and Lease Act of 2008
May 12, 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on April 30, 2008</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 5856, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization and Lease Act of 2008
May 12, 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on April 30, 2008
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office