VA Flood Preparedness Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The VA Flood Preparedness Act amends title 38 authority for VA contributions to local authorities so those contributions may be used to mitigate flooding risk, including risk associated with rising sea levels, on local property adjacent to VA medical facilities. It also requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report within two years to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees on the flood risk facing each VA medical facility and whether additional resources are needed. The bill is aimed at protecting VA hospitals and clinics from surrounding-property flooding that could disrupt veterans' care even when the vulnerable land is not VA-owned.
Who Benefits and How
Veterans using VA medical facilities benefit because adjacent local flood mitigation can reduce disruptions to care. VA medical centers in flood-prone areas benefit from authority to support local projects that protect facility access and operations. Local flood-control authorities benefit because VA can contribute to qualifying mitigation work near VA facilities. Congressional veterans committees benefit from a facility-by-facility flood-risk and resource-needs report.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of Veterans Affairs must evaluate flood and sea-level-rise risk across its medical facilities. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs must submit a two-year report on risk and resource needs. Federal taxpayers may fund VA contributions to local flood-mitigation projects. Local governments receiving VA contributions must coordinate projects around VA facility protection.
Key Provisions
- Amends VA authority to contribute to local flood mitigation on property adjacent to VA medical facilities.
- Includes flooding associated with rising sea levels within the mitigation authority.
- Requires a two-year report assessing flood risk at each VA medical facility.
- Directs VA to assess whether additional resources are needed to address facility flood risk.
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Lets VA contribute to local flood-mitigation work near VA medical facilities and requires a two-year report assessing each facility's flood and sea-level-rise risk.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans Health, Flood Mitigation, Infrastructure
Primary Purpose
Lets VA contribute to local flood-mitigation work near VA medical facilities and requires a two-year report assessing each facility's flood and sea-level-rise risk.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Veterans using VA medical facilities
- VA medical centers in flood-prone areas
- Local flood-control authorities
- Congressional veterans committees
Identified Costs
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- Federal taxpayers
- Local governments receiving VA contributions
Sponsors
Nancy Mace
R-SC | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Ms. Mace (for herself and Mr. Carter of Louisiana) introduced …
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
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