Leasing and Infrastructure Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6599 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6599 To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an independent authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into leases for major medical facilities, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2025 Mr. Smith of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an independent authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into leases for major medical facilities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Leasing and Infrastructure Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. INDEPENDENT AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO ENTER INTO LEASES FOR MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITIES; ESTABLISHMENT OF VETERANS LEASING FUND. (a) Independent Authority.--Section 8103 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: ``(i) Independent Leasing Authority.--(1) Notwithstanding section 3307 of title 40, the Secretary may enter into a lease for any major medical facility (as defined in section 8104 of this title) without delegation from the Administrator of General Services, if the prospectus for such a lease has been-- ``(A) approved by the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and ``(B) transmitted concurrently to-- ``(i) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and ``(ii) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate. ``(2)(A) The firm term of a lease un