# 119-hr-9652: Northern Marianas VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic Authorization Act of 2026

119-hr-9652, Northern Marianas VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic Authorization Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9652
- Congress: 119
- Title: Northern Marianas VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic Authorization Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-07-13
- Sponsor: Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-25

## Summary

**Would authorize a VA community-based outpatient clinic in Saipan, CNMI, and allow flexible construction and design standards tailored to local conditions.** It would let the Secretary carry out a minor medical facility project in fiscal year 2027 to build, lease, renovate, or retrofit the clinic with total costs capped at $3.7 million. The Secretary must consider CNMI's higher costs and logistical hurdles, including no permanent VA clinical presence, distance to other VA facilities, ocean shipping of materials, limited contractors and contractor housing, and veterans' travel burdens. *Authorizes up to $3.7 million in FY2027 to the VA Construction, Minor Projects account for this Saipan CBOC.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- New Saipan veterans clinic funding: benefit, medium. This bill would let the Department of Veterans Affairs build, lease, or renovate a community-based outpatient clinic in Saipan in fiscal year 2027. It would authorize $3,696,000 for the project in FY2027, to be deposited in the VA Construction, minor Projects account. The Secretary would be allowed…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10115: Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7333: Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act
- 119-hr-5168: Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9652 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9652)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-10115: Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10115)
- [119-hr-7333: Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7333)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-5168: Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5168)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9652 (as of 2026-09-25).