HR 3521 · 113th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Department of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Lease Authorization Act of 2013
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EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(2013-12-20)
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Department of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Lease Authorization Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out specified major medical facility leases (leases) in New Mexico, New Jersey, South Carolina, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Florida, Puerto Rico, Texas, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, Nebraska, Arizona, and Oklahoma. Directs the Secretary, in exercising the authority to enter into such leases, to record as the full cost of the contractual obligation at the time a contract is executed either: (1) the amount of total payments under the full lease term; or (2) if the lease specifies payments to be made in the event the lease is terminated before its full term, an amount sufficient to cover the first-year payments plus the specified cancellation costs. Requires the funding prospectus of a proposed lease to include a detailed analysis of how the lease is expected to comply with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-11 (which provides guidance to federal agencies in meeting statutory requirements for disclosure of the full costs of contracts or leases) and the Anti-Deficiency Act, incl…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 3521, Department of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Lease Authorization Act of 2013
Dec 6, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on November 20, 2013
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (9)
5 Democrats4 Republicans