123STA T . 2 657PUBLIC LA W 111 –84—O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9to t he e xpansi ono f the N ationa l Na v al M e d i c al C ente r and F ort B elvoir Co m m u nit yH ospital , includin g a revie w of options —(A) to expand ad j acent highways
(B) improvements to near b y intersections; (C) on - facility site q ueuing; and ( D ) multimodal expansion that could include expanded support for buses and subways . (b) SUBMIS SI ON O F M A S TERPL AN AN DR ELATED MATERIALS.— Not later than March 31 , 20 10, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report con- taining— (1) the master plan developed under subsection (a); (2) the certification of the Secretary that the requirements specified in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 1 65 0(a) of the National Defense Authori z ation Act for Fiscal Y ear 200 8 (Public L aw 110 – 181; 122 Stat. 47 5) remain satisfied and accurate; (3) the certification of the Secretary that the master plan ensures that each facility covered by the plan meets or exceeds applicable J oint Commission hospital design standards; and (4) an assessment of the ris k s and benefits to patient care associated with completing the realignment of W alter Reed National Military Medical Center by the statutory deadline imposed for implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission transmitted to Congress on September 15, 2005. (c) SUBMISSION OF MILESTONE S CH EDULE AND COST E STI- MATES.—Not later than June 30, 2010, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing— (1) the schedule for completion of requirements identified in the master plan developed under subsection (a); and (2) updated cost estimates to provide world class military medical facilities for the National Capital Region. (d) SENSE OF CON G RESS REGARDING T RAFFIC MITIGATION IN V ICINIT Y OF NATIONAL NA V AL MEDICAL CENTER.— G iven the antici- pated significant increases in local traffic in the vicinity of the National Naval Medical Center, and the unusual impact that such traffic increases will have on the surrounding community due to the planned expansion of the installation, it is the sense of Congress that— (1) multiple methods are available to the Department of Defense to implement the defense access roads program (section 210 of title 23, U nited States Code) to help alleviate traffic congestion, including expansion of adjacent highways, improve- ments to nearby intersections, on-base queuing options, and multi-modal expansion, including expanded support of buses and subways and other measures; and (2) all of the efforts to alleviate the significant traffic impact need to be pursued to ensure readily available access to health care at the installation. (e) DEFINITIONS.— I n this section
(1) NATIONAL CA P ITAL REGION.—The term ‘ ‘National Capital Region ’ ’ has the meaning given the term in section 2674(f) of title 10, United States Code. Reports. Reports.
