A bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year…

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A bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes.

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Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out major medical facility projects (projects) in FY2010 in: (1) Livermore, California; (2) Walla Walla, Washington; and (3) Louisville, Kentucky.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 19, 2009

Authorizes the Secretary to carry out projects in FY2010, as previously authorized, for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers in Denver, Colorado, and Bay Pines, Florida.

Authorizes the Secretary to carry out specified major medical facility leases (leases) in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas.

Authorizes appropriations for projects and leases authorized under this Act.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

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Official title: A bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes.

Latest action (Jun 19, 2009): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6847-6848)

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 19, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.