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38 U.S.C. § 316 — Colocation of regional offices and medical centers
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**(a)** To provide for a more economical, efficient, and effective operation of such regional offices, the Secretary shall provide for the colocation of at least three regional offices with medical centers of the Department—
(1) on real property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Affairs at such medical centers; or
(2) on real property that is adjacent to such a medical center and is under the jurisdiction of the Department as a result of being conveyed to the United States for the purpose of such colocation.
**(b)**
(1) In carrying out this section and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may lease, with or without compensation and for a period of not to exceed 35 years, to another party at not more than seven locations any of the real property described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a).
(2) Such real property shall be used as the site of a facility—
(A) constructed and owned by the lessee of such real property; and
(B) leased under subsection (c)(1) to the Department for such use and such other activities as the Secretary determines are appropriate.
**(c)**
(1) The Secretary may enter into a lease for the use of any facility described in subsection (b)(2) for not more than 35 years under such terms and conditions as may be in the best interests of the Department.
(2) Each agreement for such a lease shall provide—
(A) that the obligation of the United States to make payments under the agreement is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose; and
(B) that the ownership of the facility shall vest in the United States at the end of such lease.
**(d)**
(1) The Secretary may sublease any space in such a facility to another party at a rate not less than—
(A) the rental rate paid by th
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**(a)** To provide for a more economical, efficient, and effective operation of such regional offices, the Secretary shall provide for the colocation of at least three regional offices with medical centers of the Department—
(1) on real property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Affairs at such medical centers; or
(2) on real property that is adjacent to such a medical center and is under the jurisdiction of the Department as a result of being conveyed to the United States for the purpose of such colocation.
**(b)**
(1) In carrying out this section and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may lease, with or without compensation and for a period of not to exceed 35 years, to another party at not more than seven locations any of the real property described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a).
(2) Such real property shall be used as the site of a facility—
(A) constructed and owned by the lessee of such real property; and
(B) leased under subsection (c)(1) to the Department for such use and such other activities as the Secretary determines are appropriate.
**(c)**
(1) The Secretary may enter into a lease for the use of any facility described in subsection (b)(2) for not more than 35 years under such terms and conditions as may be in the best interests of the Department.
(2) Each agreement for such a lease shall provide—
(A) that the obligation of the United States to make payments under the agreement is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose; and
(B) that the ownership of the facility shall vest in the United States at the end of such lease.
**(d)**
(1) The Secretary may sublease any space in such a facility to another party at a rate not less than—
(A) the rental rate paid by the Secretary for such space under subsection (c); plus
(B) the amount the Secretary pays for the costs of administering such facility (including operation, maintenance, utility, and rehabilitation costs) which are attributable to such space.
(2) In any such sublease, the Secretary shall include such terms relating to default and nonperformance as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
**(e)** The Secretary shall use the receipts of any payment for the lease of real property under subsection (b) for the payment of the lease of a facility under subsection (c).
**(f)**
(1) Subject to paragraph (3)(A), the Secretary shall, not later than April 18, 1990, issue an invitation for offers with respect to three colocations to be carried out under this section. The invitation shall include, with respect to each such colocation, at least the following:
(A) Identification of the site to be developed.
(B) Minimum office space requirements for regional office activities.
(C) Design criteria of the facility to be constructed.
(D) A plan for meeting the security and parking needs for the facility and its occupants and visitors.
(E) A statement of current and projected rents and other costs for regional office activities.
(F) The estimated cost of construction of the facility concerned, the estimated annual cost of leasing space for regional office activities in the facility, and the estimated total annual cost of leasing all space in such facility.
(G) A plan for securing appropriate licenses, easements, and rights-of-way.
(H) A list of terms and conditions the Secretary has approved for inclusion in the lease agreement for the facility concerned.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3)(B), the Secretary shall—
(A) not later than one year after the date on which the invitation is issued under paragraph (1), enter into an agreement to carry out one colocation under this subsection; and
(B) within 180 days after entering into the agreement referred to in subparagraph (A), enter into agreements to carry out two additional colocations,
unless the Secretary determines that it is not economically feasible for the Department to undertake them, taking into consideration all of the tangible and intangible benefits associated with such colocations.
(3) The Secretary shall—
(A) at least 10 days before the issuance or other publication of the invitation referred to in paragraph (1), submit a copy of the invitation to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives; and
(B) at least 30 days before entering into an agreement under paragraph (2), submit a copy to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives of the proposals selected by the Secretary from those received in response to the invitation issued under paragraph (1).
**(g)** The authority to enter into an agreement under this section shall expire on September 30, 1992.
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**(a)**
(1) For the purposes of [section 1110 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1110&num=0&edition=prelim), and subject to [section 1113 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1113&num=0&edition=prelim)—
(A) a disease specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection becoming manifest as specified in that paragraph in a veteran who performed covered service; and
(B) each additional disease (if any) that (i) the Secretary determines in regulations prescribed under this section warrants a presumption of service-connection by reason of having positive association with exposure to an herbicide agent, and (ii) becomes manifest within the period (if any) prescribed in such regulations in a veteran who performed covered service, and while so serving was exposed to that herbicide agent,
shall be considered to have been incurred in or aggravated by such service, notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of such disease during the period of such service.
(2) The diseases referred to in paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection are the following:
(A) Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma becoming manifest to a degree of disability of 10 percent or more.
(B) Each soft-tissue sarcoma becoming manifest to a degree of disability of 10 percent or more other than osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Kaposi’s sarcoma, or mesothelioma.
(C) Chloracne or another acneform disease consistent with chloracne becoming manifest to a degree of disability of 10 percent or more within one year after the last date on which the veteran performed covered service.
(D) Hodgkin’s disease becoming manifest to a degree of disability of 10 percent or more.
(E) Porphyria cutanea tarda becoming manif
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**(a)** Subject to [section 8104 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section8104&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary—
(1) may construct or alter any medical facility and may acquire, by purchase, lease, condemnation, donation, exchange, or otherwise, such land or interests in land as the Secretary considers necessary for use as the site for such construction or alteration;
(2) may acquire, by purchase, lease, condemnation, donation, exchange, or otherwise, any facility (including the site of such facility) that the Secretary considers necessary for use as a medical facility; and
(3) in order to assure compliance with [section 8110(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section8110/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim), in the case of any outpatient medical facility for which it is proposed to lease space and for which a qualified lessor and an appropriate leasing arrangement are available, shall execute a lease for such facility within 12 months after funds are made available for such purpose.
**(b)** Whenever the Secretary considers it to be in the interest of the United States to construct a new medical facility to replace an existing medical facility, the Secretary (1) may demolish the existing facility and use the site on which it is located for the site of the new medical facility, or (2) if in the judgment of the Secretary it is more advantageous to construct such medical facility on a different site in the same locality, may exchange such existing facility and the site of such existing facility for the different site.
**(c)** Whenever the Secretary determines that any site acquired for the construction of a medical facility is not suitable for that purpose, the Secretary
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 317
Affairs in maintaining a Department of Veterans Af-
fairs Regional Office in the Republic of the Philippines
under section 315(b) of title 38, United States Code, dur-
ing the period beginning on October 1, 1991, and ending
on the date of the enactment of this Act [May 20, 1992]
is hereby ratified with respect to that period.’’
§ 316. Colocation of regional offices and medical
centers
(a) To provide for a more economical, effi-
cient, and effective operation of such regional
offices, the Secretary shall provide for the co-
location of at least three regional offices with
medical centers of the Department—
(1) on real property under the jurisdiction of
the Department of Veterans Affairs at such
medical centers; or
(2) on real property that is adjacent to such
a medical center and is under the jurisdiction
of the Department as a result of being con-
veyed to the United States for the purpose of
such colocation.
(b)(1) In carrying out this section and notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary may lease, with or without compensation
and for a period of not to exceed 35 years, to an-
other party at not more than seven locations
any of the real property described in paragraph
(1) or (2) of subsection (a).
(2) Such real property shall be used as the site
of a facility—
(A) constructed and owned by the lessee of
such real property; and
(B) leased under subsection (c)(1) to the De-
partment for such use and such other activi-
ties as the Secretary determines are appro-
priate.
(c)(1) The Secretary may enter into a lease for
the use of any facility described in subsection
(b)(2) for not more than 35 years under such
terms and conditions as may be in the best in-
terests of the Department.
(2) Ea
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