Skip to main content
S 1322 111th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Department of Defense Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government trust funds Health facilities and institutions Home and outpatient care Illinois Land transfers Military medicine Veterans' medical care

Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Act of 2009

Introduced: June 23, 2009 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6942-6944)
Jun 23, 2009
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to execute an executive agreement for use by the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) of: (1) a new Navy ambulatory care center, parking structure, and supporting structures and facilities in North Chicago and Great Lakes, Illinois; and (2) related medical personal property and equipment.

Authorizes the Secretary to transfer to the Secretary of the VA jurisdiction over the center, structures, facilities, and property and equipment covered by the agreement. Designates the transferred center, structures, and 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 agreement or in the event of lack of facilities integration. Authorizes the Secretary and the Secretary of the Navy to transfer to the Secretary of the VA functions necessary for Center operation.

Authorizes the DOD-VA Health-Care Resources Sharing Committee to provide for the joint funding of the Center in accordance with this Act. Establishes the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Fund to fund the Center's operations. Requires an annual review of such Fund for at least three years after this Act's enactment.

Deems the Center a military facility for purposes of the eligibility of members of the Armed Forces to receive care and services there.

Extends through FY2015 a joint DOD-VA program to identify, implement, and evaluate creative health care coordination and sharing initiatives at the facility, intraregional, and nationwide levels.

What's happening now June 23, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6942-6944)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1322: Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1322/
MLA
"S. 1322: Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1322/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 1322, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1322/.
Markdown link
[S. 1322: Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Act of 2009](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1322/)
Report a problem