text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Captain James A. Lovell Federal 
  Health Care Center Act of 2008''.
  
  SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.
  
      (a) Transfer.--
              (1) Transfer authorized.--Upon the conclusion of a 
          resource-sharing agreement between the Secretary of Defense and 
          the Secretary of Veterans Affairs providing for the joint use 
          by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans 
          Affairs of a facility and supporting facilities in North 
          Chicago, Illinois, and Great Lakes, Illinois, and for joint use 
          of related medical personal property and equipment, the 
          Secretary of Defense may transfer, without reimbursement, to 
          the Department of Veterans Affairs the Navy ambulatory care 
          center (on which construction commenced in July 2008), parking 
          structure, and supporting facilities, and related medical 
          personal property and equipment, located in Great Lakes, 
          Illinois.
              (2) Designation of joint use facility.--The facility and 
          supporting facilities subject to joint use under the agreement 
          and transfer under this subsection shall be designated as known 
          as the ``Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center''.
      (b) Reversion.--
              (1) In general.--If any of the real and related personal 
          property transferred pursuant to subsection (a) is subsequently 
          used for purposes other than the purposes specified in the 
          joint use specified in the resource-sharing agreement described 
          in that subsection or otherwise determined by the Secretary of 
          Veterans Affairs to be excess to the needs of the Department of 
          Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall offer 
          to transfer such property, without reimbursement, to the 
          Secretary of Defense. Any such transfer shall be completed not 
          later than one year after the acceptance of the offer of 
          transfer.
              (2) Reversion in event of lack of facilities integration.--
                      (A) Within initial period.--During the 5-year 
                  period beginning on the date of the transfer of the 
                  real and related personal property described in 
                  subsection (a), if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
                  and the Secretary of Defense jointly determine that the 
                  integration of the facilities described in that 
                  subsection should not continue, the real and related 
                  personal property of the Navy ambulatory care center, 
                  parking structure, and support facilities described in 
                  that subsection shall be transferred, without 
                  reimbursement, to the Secretary of Defense. Such 
                  transfer shall occur not later than 180 days after the 
                  date of such determination by the Secretaries.
                      (B) After initial period.--After the end of the 5-
                  year period described in subparagraph (A), if either 
                  the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Secretary of 
                  Defense determines that the integration of the 
                  facilities described in subsection (a) should not 
                  continue, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
                  transfer, without reimbursement, to the Secretary of 
                  Defense the real and related personal property 
                  described in paragraph (1). Such transfer shall occur 
                  not later than one year after the date of the 
                  determination by the Secretary concerned.
  
  SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF CIVILIAN PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
  
      (a) Authorization for Transfer of Functions.--
              (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may transfer to 
          the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of 
          Veterans Affairs may accept from the Department of Defense, 
          functions necessary for the effective operation of the Captain 
          James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center.
              (2) Treatment of transfers.--Any transfer of functions 
          under this subsection is a transfer of functions within the 
          meaning of section 3503 of title 5, United States Code.
      (b) Terms of Agreement.--
              (1) Resource-sharing agreement.--Any transfer of functions 
          under subsection (a) shall be effectuated in a resource-sharing 
          agreement between the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
          Veterans Affairs.
              (2) Elements.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
          including but not limited to any provisions of title 5, United 
          States Code, relating to transfers of function or reductions-
          in-force, the agreement described in paragraph (1) shall be 
          controlling and may make provision for--
                      (A) the transfer of civilian employee positions of 
                  the Department of Defense identified in the agreement 
                  to the Department of Veterans Affairs and of the 
                  incumbent civilian employees in such positions;
                      (B) the transition of transferred employees to pay, 
                  benefits, and personnel systems of the Department of 
                  Veterans Affairs in a manner which will not result in 
                  any reduction of pay, grade, or employment progression 
                  of any employee or any change in employment status for 
                  employees who have already successfully completed or 
                  are in the process of completing a one-year 
                  probationary period under title 5, United States Code;
                      (C) the establishment of integrated seniority lists 
                  and other personnel management provisions that 
                  recognize an employee's experience and training so as 
                  to provide comparable recognition of employees 
                  previously with the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
                  employees newly transferred to such Department; and
                      (D) such other matters relating to civilian 
                  personnel management as the Secretary of Defense and 
                  the Secretary of Veterans Affairs consider appropriate.
      (c) Preservation of Authority.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and 
  (b), nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the 
  authority of the Secretary of Defense to establish civilian employee 
  positions in the Department of Defense and utilize all civilian 
  personnel authorities otherwise available to the Secretary if the 
  Secretary determines that such actions are necessary and appropriate to 
  meet mission requirements of the Department of Defense.
  
  SEC. 4. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF JOINT INCENTIVE FUND.
  
      (a) Ten-Year Extension of Authority for Joint Incentives Program.--
  Paragraph (3) of section 8111(d) of title 38, United States Code, is 
  amended by striking ``2010'' and inserting ``2020''.
      (b) Funding of Maintenance and Minor Construction From the Joint 
  Incentive Fund.--Paragraph (2) of such section is amended by adding at 
  the end the following new sentence: ``Such purposes shall include real 
  property maintenance and minor construction projects that are not 
  required to be specifically authorized by law under section 8104 of 
  this title and section 2805 of title 10.''.
  
  SEC. 5. HEALTH CARE ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES AT THE CAPTAIN JAMES A. 
                LOVELL FEDERAL HEALTH CARE CENTER.
  
      (a) In General.--For purposes of eligibility for health care under 
  chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, the Captain James A. Lovell 
  Federal Health Care Center authorized by this Act may be deemed to be a 
  facility of the uniformed services to the extent provided in an 
  agreement between the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs under subsection (b).
      (b) Elements of Agreement.--Subsection (a) may be implemented 
  through an agreement between the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 
  Secretary of Defense. The agreement may--
              (1) establish an integrated priority list for access to 
          available care at the facility described in subsection (a), 
          integrating the respective priority lists of the Secretaries, 
          taking into account categories of beneficiaries, enrollment 
          program status, and such other factors as the Secretaries 
          determine appropriate;
              (2) incorporate any resource-related limitations for access 
          to care at that facility established by the Secretary of 
          Defense for purposes of administering space-available 
          eligibility for care in facilities of the uniformed services 
          under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code;
              (3) allocate financial responsibility for care provided at 
          that facility for individuals who are eligible for care under 
          both title 38, United States Code, and chapter 55 of title 10, 
          United States Code; and
              (4) waive the applicability to that facility of any 
          provision of section 8111(e) of title 38, United States Code, 
          as specified by the Secretaries.
target: Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (Secretary), upon the conclusion of a resource-sharing agreement between the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to transfer to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) the Navy ambulatory care center, parking structure, supporting facilities, and related medical personal property and equipment in Great Lakes, Illinois. Designates such facility and supporting facilities as the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (Center). Provides a reversionary interest to the Secretary if the property is not used in accordance with the resource-sharing agreement or in the event of lack of facilities integration. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer to the VA functions necessary for Center operation.
  
  Extends through FY2020 a joint Department of Defense (DOD)-VA program to identify, implement, and evaluate creative health care coordination and sharing initiatives at the facility, intraregional, and nationwide levels.
  
  Deems the Center a military facility for purposes of the eligibility of members of the Armed Forces to receive care and services there.
feat_title: A bill to provide for the integration of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center and the Great Lakes Naval Health Clinic, and for other purposes.