[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 183 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 183

  To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 22, 2025

  Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs 
Major Medical Facility Authorization Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS OF DEPARTMENT 
              OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out 
the following major medical facility projects in fiscal year 2025 at 
the locations specified and in an amount for each project not to exceed 
the amount specified for such location:
            (1) Construction of a new critical care center and central 
        utility plant, demolition, and renovations to building 500 in 
        West Los Angeles, California, in an amount not to exceed 
        $1,460,600,000.
            (2) Expansion of clinical space for mental health, 
        expansion of parking facilities, and land acquisition in 
        Dallas, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $106,400,000.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025 
or the year in which funds are appropriated for the Construction, Major 
Projects account, $1,567,000,000 for the projects authorized in 
subsection (a).
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