S.Amdt. 1290

SA 1290. Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Cassidy) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1092 proposed by Mrs.
Murray (for herself and Ms. Collins) to the bill H.R. 4366, making
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2024, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place in division A, insert the
following:

SEC. ___. REPORT ON PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FOR FACILITIES OF
THE VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The infrastructure of the Department of Veterans
Affairs at medical facilities of the Veterans Health
Administration around the country continues to age with each
passing year.
(2) As those facilities continue to age, infrastructure
funding is strained, with resources spent on repairing older
buildings rather than on making new improvements.
(3) As the Department of Veterans Affairs proactively works
to ensure that its older buildings are safely and effectively
operating, it is critical that the Department plan for
preventive maintenance and repairs that will fix more than
just a current breakdown, but also prevent future breakdowns
to the greatest extent possible, including through
modernization and replacement projects.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall submit to Congress a report describing how the
Secretary is incorporating planning and goals for preventive
maintenance of facilities of the Veterans Health
Administration into the overall infrastructure budgeting and
implementation process of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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