Northern Marianas VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic Authorization Act of 2026

This bill would allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a project in fiscal year 2027 to build, lease, renovate, or repair a community-based outpatient clinic for veterans in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The project could cost up to $3,696,000, and the bill authorizes that amount to be appropriated for it. The Secretary could use alternative building, design, and construction standards suited to local conditions, as long as the facility is safe, accessible, and suitable for outpatient care. In planning the project, the Secretary must consider local challenges such as shipping materials by ocean, limited contractors and housing, distance to existing VA facilities, and the travel burden on veterans living there.

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Sponsors

• Kimberlyn King-Hinds Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors