A bill amend title 38, sections 5002(d) and 5004(a)(4), United States Code, to raise the Veterans Administration's minor construction cost limitation from $2 million to $3 million and for other purposes.

Summary

Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to consider the sharing of health-care resources with the Department of Defense as an alternative to a major medical facility project (currently, a project expected to cost over $2,000,000). Revises the definition of a "major medical facility project" requiring congressional approval to increase the required expenditure from $2,000,000 to $3,000,000.

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Timeline

1. 18 April 1988

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 April 1988

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 June 1988

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 18 April 1988

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

Related records

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