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S. 3992119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Apr 29, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Joint Medical Facilities Fund Act of 2026
Introduced:
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S 3992 creates a shared fund that the Pentagon and VA can both use to run medical facilities serving active-duty troops and veterans together.
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This bill sets up a permanent shared fund, called the Joint Medical Facility Fund, for medical facilities that the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs run together. Both departments can put money in and draw money out to cover operations, equipment, upkeep, and smaller construction projects at those shared sites. Most funds last about one year, and up to 2% can carry over for an extra year.
Both the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs would use this fund. The facilities it supports serve active-duty military members and veterans who receive care in the same building.
Without a shared fund, the two departments have no permanent, common pool of money to manage joint facilities together. The bill also requires both departments to report to Congress within 180 days on which other facilities could potentially become joint facilities in the future.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.