To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate a construction agent for certain construction projects by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

SA 1916. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1085. DESIGNATION OF CONSTRUCTION AGENT FOR CERTAIN
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
seek to enter into an agreement subject to subsections (b),
(c), and (e) of section 1535 of title 31, United States Code,
with the Army Corps of Engineers or another entity of the
Federal Government to serve, on a reimbursable basis, as the
construction agent on all construction projects of the
Department of Veterans Affairs specifically authorized by
Congress after the date of the enactment of this Act that
involve a total expenditure of more than $100,000,000,
excluding any acquisition by exchange.
(b) Agreement.--Under the agreement entered into under
subsection (a), the construction agent shall provide design,
procurement, and construction management services for the
construction, alteration, and acquisition of facilities of
the Department.
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