[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 114 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.114
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen
An Act
To authorize appropriations and to appropriate amounts for the Veterans
Choice Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to improve hiring
authorities of the Department, to authorize major medical facility
leases, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``VA Choice and
Quality Employment Act of 2017''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

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TITLE II

-PERSONNEL MATTERS

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into employment with Veterans Health Administration.

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Administration on recruitment and retention.

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Department of Veterans Affairs receive competitive pay.

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Veterans Affairs in case of shortage of highly qualified
candidates.

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succession planning at Department of Veterans Affairs.

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TITLE III

-MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY LEASES

Department of Veterans Affairs for certain veterans covered by
medicaid plans for services furnished by nursing facilities.

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TITLE IV

-OTHER MATTERS

loans guaranteed by Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated, and is
appropriated, to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, out of any funds in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,100,000,000 to be deposited
in the Veterans Choice Fund under section 802 of the Veterans Access,
Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-146; 38 U.S.C.
1701 note).
(b) Availability.--The amount appropriated under subsection (a)
shall remain available until expended.

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TITLE I

-APPROPRIATION OF AMOUNTS FOR VETERANS CHOICE PROGRAM

SHORTAGES IN VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.
Section 7412(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``the five occupations'' and inserting ``at a
minimum, the five clinical occupations and the five nonclinical
occupations''; and
(2) by striking ``throughout the Department'' and inserting
``with respect to each medical center of the Department,''.

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MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) Fellowship Program.--Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:
``SUBCHAPTER III--EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
``Sec. 741. Executive Management Fellowship Program
``(a) Fellowship Program.--There is in the Department an Executive
Management Fellowship Program. The purpose of the program shall be to
provide--
``(1) eligible employees of the Veterans Benefits
Administration and the Veterans Health Administration with training
and experience in the private sector; and
``(2) eligible employees of a private-sector entity with
training and experience in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
``(b) Fellowship.--(1) A fellowship provided under this section is
a 1-year fellowship during which--
``(A) with respect to a Department participant, the participant
receives training and experience at a private-sector entity that is
engaged in the administration and delivery of health care or other
services similar to the benefits administered by the Secretary; and
``(B) with respect to a private-sector participant, the
participant receives training and experience at the Veterans
Benefits Administration or the Veterans Health Administration.
``(2) The Secretary shall enter into such agreements with private-
sector entities as are necessary to carry out this section.
``(c) Selection of Recipients.--(1) In August of each year, the
Secretary shall select--
``(A) not fewer than 18 and not more than 30 eligible employees
of the Veterans Benefits Administration and the Veterans Health
Administration to receive a fellowship under this section; and
``(B) not fewer than 18 and not more than 30 eligible employees
of private-sector entities to receive a fellowship under this
section.
``(2) To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall select
eligible employees under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1)
from among eligible employees who are veterans in a manner that is
reflective of the demographics of the veteran population of the United
States and that whenever practicable provides a preference to such
employees who represent or service rural areas.
``(d) Eligible Employees.--For the purposes of this section, an
eligible employee is--
``(1) with respect to an employee of the Veterans Benefits
Administration or the Veterans Health Administration, an employee
who--
``(A) is compensated at a rate of basic pay not less than
the minimum rate of basic pay payable for grade GS-14 of the
General Schedule and not more than either the minimum rate of
basic pay payable to a member of the Senior Executive Service
under section 5382 of title 5 or the minimum rate of basic pay
payable pursuant to chapter 74 of this title, as the case may
be;
``(B) enters into an agreement with the Secretary under
subsection (e); and
``(C) submits to the Secretary an application containing
such information and assurances as the Secretary may require;
and
``(2) with respect to an employee of a private-sector entity,
an employee who--
``(A) is employed in a position whose duties and
responsibilities are commensurate with an employee of the
Department described in paragraph (1);
``(B) enters into an agreement with the Secretary under
subsection (e); and
``(C) submits to the Secretary an application containing
such information and assurances as the Secretary may require.
``(e) Agreements.--(1) An agreement between the Secretary and a
Department participant shall be in writing, shall be signed by the
participant, and shall include the following provisions:
``(A) The Secretary's agreement to provide the participant with
a fellowship under this section;
``(B) The participant's agreement--
``(i) to accept the fellowship;
``(ii) after completion of the fellowship, to serve as a
full-time employee in the Veterans Benefits Administration or
the Veterans Health Administration for at least 2 years as
specified in the agreement; and
``(iii) that, during the 2-year period beginning on the
last day of the fellowship, the participant will not accept
employment in the same industry as the industry of the private-
sector entity at which the participant accepts the fellowship.
``(C) A provision that any financial obligation of the United
States arising out of an agreement entered into under this
subchapter, and any obligation of the participant which is
conditioned on such agreement, is contingent upon funds being
appropriated.
``(D) A statement of the damages to which the United States is
entitled under this subchapter for the participant's breach of the
agreement.
``(E) Such other terms as the Secretary determines are required
to be included in the agreement.
``(2) An agreement between the Secretary and a private-sector
participant shall be in writing, shall be signed by the participant,
and shall include the following provisions:
``(A) The Secretary's agreement to provide the participant with
a fellowship under this section.
``(B) The participant's agreement to accept the fellowship.
``(C) Such other terms as the Secretary determines are required
to be included in the agreement.
``(f) Treatment of Recipients.--(1) A Department participant shall
be considered an employee of the Department for all purposes, including
for purposes of receiving a salary and benefits, and shall remain
eligible for all promotion and incentive programs otherwise available
to such an employee.
``(2) A private-sector participant shall be considered an employee
of the private-sector entity that employs the participant for all
purposes, including for purposes of receiving a salary and benefits,
and during the fellowship shall be treated as a contractor of the
Department.
``(g) Reports.--(1) Not later than 60 days after completing a
fellowship under this section, a recipient of the fellowship shall
submit to the Secretary a report on the fellowship.
``(2) Each such report shall describe the duties of the recipient
during the fellowship and any recommendations of the recipient for the
application by the Secretary of industry processes, technologies, and
best practices.
``(3) Not later than 7 days after receiving each such report, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the
Senate and House of Representatives such report without change.
``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `Department participant' means an employee of
the Veterans Benefits Administration or the Veterans Health
Administration who is participating in the fellowship under this
section.
``(2) The term `private-sector entity' includes an entity
operating under a public-private partnership.
``(3) The term `private-sector participant' means an employee
of a private-sector entity who is participating in the fellowship
under this section.''.
(b) Deadline for Implementation.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall implement the Executive Management Fellowship Program required
under section 741 of title 38, United States Code, as added by
subsection (a).
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new items:
``subchapter iii--executive management fellowship program
``741. Executive Management Fellowship Program.''.

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VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 7 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 725. Annual performance plan for political appointees
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct an annual
performance plan for each political appointee of the Department that is
similar to the annual performance plan conducted for an employee of the
Department who is appointed as a career appointee (as that term is
defined in section 3132(a) of title 5) within the Senior Executive
Service at the Department.
``(b) Elements of Plan.--Each annual performance plan conducted
under subsection (a) with respect to a political appointee of the
Department shall include an assessment of whether the appointee is
meeting the following goals:
``(1) Recruiting, selecting, and retaining well-qualified
individuals for employment at the Department.
``(2) Engaging and motivating employees.
``(3) Training and developing employees and preparing those
employees for future leadership roles within the Department.
``(4) Holding each employee of the Department that is a manager
accountable for addressing issues relating to performance, in
particular issues relating to the performance of employees that
report to the manager.
``(c) Definition of Political Appointee.--In this section, the term
`political appointee' means an employee of the Department who holds--
``(1) a position which has been excepted from the competitive
service by reason of its confidential, policy-determining, policy-
making, or policy-advocating character; or
``(2) a position in the Senior Executive Service as a noncareer
appointee (as such term is defined in section 3132(a) of title
5).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 7 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 723 the following new item:
``725. Annual performance plan for political appointees.''.

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VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 3309 through 3318 of
title 5, United States Code, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may
noncompetitively appoint a qualified former career or career
conditional employee to any position within the competitive service at
the Department of Veterans Affairs that is one grade or equivalent
higher than the grade or equivalent of the position at the Department
most recently occupied by the employee.
(b) Limitation.--The Secretary may not appoint a qualified former
employee to a position that is more than one grade (or equivalent)
higher than the position at the Department most recently occupied by
the employee.
(c) Definition of Qualified Former Employee.--For purposes of this
section, the term ``qualified former employee'' means any individual
who--
(1) formerly occupied any career or career conditional position
at the Department of Veterans Affairs within 2 years before
applying for reemployment at the Department;
(2) voluntarily left such position, or was subject to a
reduction in force, and had a satisfactory performance record while
occupying such position; and
(3) since leaving such position has maintained licensing
requirements, related to the position, if any, and gained skill,
knowledge, or other factors related to the position.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a promotional
track system for employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs that
the Secretary determines are technical experts pursuant to regulations
prescribed by the Secretary for purposes of carrying out this section.
Such system shall--
(1) provide any such employee the opportunity to advance within
the Department without being required to transition to a management
position; and
(2) for purposes of achieving career advancement--
(A) provide for the establishment of new positions within
the Department; and
(B) notwithstanding any other provision of law, provide for
increases in pay for any such employee.

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OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe
regulations to allow for excepted service appointments of students and
recent graduates leading to conversion to career or career conditional
employment of a student or recent graduate of a qualifying educational
institution, as defined by the Department.
(b) Applicability.--The conversion authority described in
subsection (a) shall be applicable to individuals in good standing
who--
(1) are employed in a qualifying internship or fellowship
program at the Department;
(2) are employed in the Department in a volunteer capacity and
performing substantive duties comparable to those of individuals in
internship or fellowship programs and meet the required number of
hours for conversion;
(3) are employed in the Department under a contract or
agreement with an external nonprofit organization and performing
substantive duties comparable to those of individuals in internship
or fellowship programs;
(4) have received educational assistance under chapter 33 of
title 38, United States Code; or
(5) graduated from a qualifying educational institution, as
defined by the Department, and have not reached 30 years of age.
(c) Uniformity.--For the purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3) of
subsection (b), hours of work performed by an individual employed shall
be considered equal to those performed by an individual employed in a
qualifying internship or fellowship program by the Department.

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PROFESSIONALS INTO EMPLOYMENT WITH VETERANS HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a program to
encourage an individual who serves in the Armed Forces with a military
occupational specialty relating to the provision of health care to seek
employment with the Veterans Health Administration when the individual
has been discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces or is
contemplating separating from such service.

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(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
establish a single database that lists--
(1) each vacant position in the Department of Veterans Affairs
that the Secretary determines is critical to the mission of the
Department, difficult to fill, or both; and
(2) each vacant position in the Department of Veterans Affairs
for a mental health professional.
(b) Qualified Applicant.--If the Secretary determines that an
applicant for a vacant position listed in the database established
under subsection (a) is qualified for such position but does not select
the applicant for such position, the Secretary, at the election of the
applicant, may consider the applicant for other similar vacant
positions listed in the database for which the applicant is qualified.
(c) Prolonged Vacancies.--If the Secretary does not fill a vacant
position listed in the database established under subsection (a) after
a period determined appropriate by the Secretary, the Secretary--
(1) may ensure that applicants described in subsection (b) are
considered for such position; and
(2) may use the database established under subsection (a) to
assist in filling such position.
(d) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
on the use and efficacy of the database established under subsection
(a).

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HEALTH ADMINISTRATION ON RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide to
human resources professionals of the Veterans Health Administration
training on how to best recruit and retain employees of the Veterans
Health Administration, including with respect to any recruitment and
retention matters that are unique to the Veterans Health Administration
pursuant to chapter 74 of title 38, United States Code, or other
provisions of law.
(b) Virtual Training.--Training provided under this section shall
be provided virtually.
(c) Amount of Training.--The Secretary shall ensure that each human
resources professional of the Veterans Health Administration receives
the training described in subsection (a)--
(1) as soon as practicable after being hired by the Secretary
as a human resources professional; and
(2) annually thereafter.
(d) Certification.--The Secretary shall require that each human
resources professional of the Veterans Health Administration, upon the
completion of the training described in subsection (a), certifies that
the professional received the training and understands the information
provided by the training.
(e) Annual Report.--Not less frequently than annually, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the
Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives a report on the training described in subsection (a),
including the cost of providing such training and the number of human
resources professionals who received such training during the year
covered by the report.

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OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Plan.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop and
implement a plan to hire highly qualified directors for each medical
center of the Department of Veterans Affairs that lacks a permanent
director as of the date of the plan.
(b) Priority.--The Secretary shall prioritize under the plan
developed under subsection (a) the hiring of directors for medical
centers that have not had a permanent director for the longest periods.
(c) Matters Included.--The plan developed under subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) A deadline to hire directors of medical centers of the
Department as described in such subsection.
(2) Identification of the possible impediments to such hiring.
(3) Identification of opportunities to promote and train
candidates from within the Department to senior executive positions
in the Department, including as directors of medical centers.
(d) Submittal of Plan.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs of the House of Representatives the plan developed under
subsection (a).
(e) Semiannual Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and not later than 180 days thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the
Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives a report containing a list of each medical center of
the Department that lacks a permanent director as of the date of the
report.

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(a) Exit Surveys Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
develop and carry out a standardized exit survey to be voluntarily
completed by career and noncareer employees and executives of the
Department of Veterans Affairs who voluntarily separate from the
Department.
(2) Consultation.--Such exit survey shall be developed in
consultation with an appropriate non-Department entity with
experience developing such surveys.
(b) Survey Content.--The survey shall include, at a minimum, the
following:
(1) Reasons for leaving the Department.
(2) Efforts made by the supervisor of the employee to retain
the individual.
(3) The extent of job satisfaction and engagement during the
employment.
(4) The intent of employee to either remain employed within the
Federal Government or to leave employment with the Federal
Government.
(5) Such other matters as the Secretary determines appropriate.
(c) Anonymity of Survey Content.--The Secretary shall ensure that
data collected under subsection (a)--
(1) is anonymized, including through the use of a location that
allows for privacy;
(2) is not directly visible by another employee; and
(3) does not require the departing employee to input any
personally identifiable data.
(d) Sharing of Survey Data.--The Secretary shall ensure that the
results of the survey required by subsection (a) are--
(1) aggregated at the Veterans Integrated Service Network
level; and
(2) shared on an annual basis with directors and managers of
facilities of the Department and the Veterans Integrated Service
Networks.
(e) Annual Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once each year
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs of the House of Representatives a report containing the
aggregate results of the exit survey under subsection (a) covering
the year prior to the report.
(2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall
include, for the period covered by the report, the following:
(A) An analysis of the most common reasons employees choose
to leave the Department.
(B) The steps the Secretary is taking to improve retention,
particularly for mission-critical occupations.
(C) The demographic characteristics of employees choosing
to leave the Department.
(D) Any legislative barriers to improving employee
retention.
(E) The total number of employees who voluntarily separated
from the Department and the number and percentage of whom took
the exit survey under subsection (a).

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS RECEIVE COMPETITIVE PAY.
Section 7451(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
subparagraph (B):
``(B) Physician assistant.''; and
(3) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by
striking ``and registered nurse'' and inserting ``registered nurse,
and physician assistant''.

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VETERANS AFFAIRS IN CASE OF SHORTAGE OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED
CANDIDATES.
Section 3304(a)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``(or, with respect to the Department of Veterans Affairs,
that there exists a severe shortage of highly qualified candidates)''
after ``severe shortage of candidates''.

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SUCCESSION PLANNING AT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Assessment.--
(1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall assess the extent to which key succession planning policies
and guidance at the Department of Veterans Affairs, including the
Veterans Health Administration, the Veterans Benefits
Administration, and the National Cemetery Administration, are
consistent with leading practices for succession and workforce
planning identified by Comptroller General.
(2) Additional matters.--In carrying out the assessment
required by paragraph (1), the Comptroller General may assess such
other matters as the Comptroller General considers appropriate.
(b) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the
assessment carried out under subsection (a).
(c) Sense of Congress on Study on Compliance With Policies and
Guidance.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Comptroller General should conduct a study to examine
the extent to which a sampling of installations of the Department
of Veterans Affairs are complying with policies and guidance of the
Department, as well as applicable leading practices; and
(2) the scope and timeframe of a study conducted as described
in paragraph (1) may be dependent upon the findings of the
Comptroller General with respect to the assessment carried out
under subsection (a).

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THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major
medical facility leases at the locations specified and in an amount for
each lease not to exceed the amount specified for such location (not
including any estimated cancellation costs):
(1) For a replacement outpatient clinic, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
an amount not to exceed $4,247,000.
(2) For a new outpatient mental health clinic, Birmingham,
Alabama, an amount not to exceed $6,649,000.
(3) For new research space, Boston, Massachusetts, an amount
not to exceed $6,224,000.
(4) For a replacement research space, Charleston, South
Carolina, an amount not to exceed $7,274,000.
(5) For a replacement outpatient clinic, Corpus Christi, Texas,
an amount not to exceed $6,556,000.
(6) For a replacement outpatient clinic, Daytona Beach,
Florida, an amount not to exceed $12,198,000.
(7) For a replacement Chief Business Office Purchased Care
office space, Denver, Colorado, an amount not to exceed
$14,784,000.
(8) For a replacement outpatient clinic, Fredericksburg,
Virginia, an amount not to exceed $45,015,000.
(9) For a new outpatient clinic, Gainesville, Florida, an
amount not to exceed $7,891,000.
(10) For an outpatient mental health clinic, Gainesville,
Florida, an amount not to exceed $4,320,000.
(11) For a replacement outpatient clinic, Hampton Roads,
Virginia, an amount not to exceed $18,141,000.
(12) For a replacement outpatient clinic, Indianapolis,
Indiana, an amount not to exceed $7,876,000.
(13) For a replacement outpatient clinic, Jacksonville,
Florida, an amount not to exceed $18,623,000.
(14) For a replacement outpatient clinic, Missoula, Montana, an
amount not to exceed $6,942,000.
(15) For a replacement outpatient mental health clinic,
Northern Colorado, Colorado, an amount not to exceed $8,904,000.
(16) For a replacement outpatient clinic, Ocala, Florida, an
amount not to exceed $5,026,000.
(17) For a new outpatient clinic, Oxnard, California, an amount
not to exceed $5,274,000.
(18) For a new outpatient clinic, Pike County, Georgia, an
amount not to exceed $5,565,000.
(19) For a new outpatient clinic, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, an
amount not to exceed $6,247,000.
(20) For a replacement outpatient clinic, Portland, Maine, an
amount not to exceed $6,808,000.
(21) For a replacement outpatient clinic, Raleigh, North
Carolina, an amount not to exceed $21,870,000.
(22) For a replacement outpatient clinic, phase II, Rochester,
New York, an amount not to exceed $3,645,000.
(23) For a replacement research space, San Diego, California,
an amount not to exceed $4,852,000.
(24) For a new outpatient clinic, Santa Rosa, California, an
amount not to exceed $6,922,000.
(25) For a replacement mental health clinic, Tampa, Florida, an
amount not to exceed $13,387,000.
(26) For a replacement outpatient clinic, Lakeland, Tampa,
Florida, an amount not to exceed $10,760,000.
(27) For a replacement outpatient clinic, Terre Haute, Indiana,
an amount not to exceed $4,102,000.
(28) For a replacement outpatient clinic, Rapid City, South
Dakota, an amount not to exceed $4,532,000.

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LEASES.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs for fiscal year 2018 or the year in which funds are
appropriated for the Medical Facilities account $274,634,000 for the
major medical facility leases authorized in section 301.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR CERTAIN VETERANS COVERED BY
MEDICAID PLANS FOR SERVICES FURNISHED BY NURSING FACILITIES.
Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2027''.

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HOUSING LOANS GUARANTEED BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
Section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and
inserting ``September 30, 2027''; and
(B) in clause (iv), by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and
inserting ``September 30, 2027'';
(2) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and
inserting ``September 30, 2027''; and
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and
inserting ``September 30, 2027'';
(3) in subparagraph (C)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and
inserting ``September 30, 2027''; and
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and
inserting ``September 30, 2027''; and
(4) in subparagraph (D)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and
inserting ``September 30, 2027''; and
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and
inserting ``September 30, 2027''.

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Section 5317(g) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2027''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.

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VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017 — S. 114

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