H.R. 1720 · 108th Congress
Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Rob Simmons
- Introduced
- 2003-04-10
- Latest action
- 2003-10-30 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Summary
Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out major medical facility projects, using funds appropriated for FY 2004 through 2006. Allows such projects to be carried out in order to improve, replace, renovate, update, or establish a new patient care facility, or to improve, replace, renovate, or update, a research facility, in order to improve: (1) seismic protection related to patient safety; (2) fire safety; (3) utility systems and ancillary patient care facilities; (4) accommodation for persons with disabilities; and (5) patient care facilities to specialized programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.