Construction Authorization—

Sec. 108. Construction Authorization— Authorization of major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1996. (a) Authorization of Major Medical Facility Projects— The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may cany out the following major medical facility projects, with each project to be carried out in the amount authorized for that project: (1) Construction of an outpatient clinic in Brevard County, Florida, in the amount of $25,000,000. (2) Construction of an outpatient clinic at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California, in the amount of $25,000,000. (3) Construction of an ambulatory care addition at the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Boston, Massachusetts in the amount of $28,000,000. (4) Construction of a medical research addition at the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Portland, Oregon, an additional authorization in the amount of $16,000,000, for a total amount of $32,100,000. (b) Authorization of Major Medical Facility Leases— The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into leases for medical facilities as follows: (1) Lease of a satellite outpatient clinic in Fort Myers, Florida, in the amount of $1,736,000. 110 STAT. 1321–265 (2) Lease of a National Footwear Center in New York, New York, in the amount of $1,054,000. (c) Authorization of Appropriations— There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1996– (1) $94,000,000 for the major medical facility projects authorized in subsection (a); and (2) $2,790,000 for the major medical facility leases authorized in subsection (b). (d) Limitation— The projects authorized in subsection (a) may only be carried out using— (1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 1996 and subsequent fiscal years pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (c). (2) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects for a fiscal year before fiscal year 1996 that remain available for obligation; and (3) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects for fiscal year 1996 for a category of activity not specific to a project. (e) Limitation Concerning Outpatient Clinic Projects— In the case of either of the projects for a new outpatient clinic authorized in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a)— (1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not obligate any funds for that project until the Secretary determines, and certifies to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives, the amount required for the project; and (2) the amount obligated for the project may not exceed the amount certified under paragraph (1) with respect to that project.