{"id":1739,"date":"2017-08-03T13:35:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T17:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/?p=1739"},"modified":"2024-02-13T08:35:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T13:35:02","slug":"congress-approves-seven-new-va-facilities-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/congress-approves-seven-new-va-facilities-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress approves seven new VA facilities in Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013<\/strong> The U.S. Senate late last night unanimously approved legislation authorizing seven new major VA medical facilities in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation, approved by a voice vote yesterday, included language originally sponsored by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) authorizing the General Services Administration to execute 28 new leases for major VA medical facilities around the country, including seven in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The new Florida facilities will be located in <strong>Daytona Beach, Jacksonville, Ocala, Tampa, Lakeland<\/strong> and two in <strong>Gainesville<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a duty to care for the brave men and women who have served in our nation\u2019s military,\u201d Nelson said. \u201cGetting these seven new VA clinics opened here in Florida will make it easier for some of our veterans to access the care that they need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By law, Congress must approve any U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs lease that would result in an average rental payment of more than $1 million per year. Congress has not authorized a major VA medical facility lease since 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation authorizing the new Florida facilities was included in a broader veterans\u2019 health care bill, known as the <em>VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017<\/em>, which the Senate approved yesterday. The measure, which was approved by the House last week, now heads to the president\u2019s desk to be signed into law.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Here\u2019s the list of Florida facilities and the amounts authorized for each:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A replacement outpatient clinic, Daytona Beach, Florida, an amount not to exceed $12,198,000.<\/li>\n<li>A new outpatient clinic, Gainesville, Florida, an amount not to exceed $7,891,000.<\/li>\n<li>An outpatient mental health clinic, Gainesville, Florida, an amount not to exceed $4,320,000.<\/li>\n<li>A replacement outpatient clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, an amount not to exceed $18,623,000.<\/li>\n<li>A replacement outpatient clinic, Ocala, Florida, an amount not to exceed $5,026,000.<\/li>\n<li>A replacement mental health clinic, Tampa, Florida, an amount not to exceed $13,387,000.<\/li>\n<li>A replacement outpatient clinic, Lakeland, Tampa, Florida, an amount not to exceed $10,760,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 The U.S. Senate late last night unanimously approved legislation authorizing seven new major VA medical facilities in Florida. 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