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 118 STAT. 2392 PUBLIC LAW 108–422—NOV. 30, 2004 (B) any day on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day certain is excluded in the computation of any period of time in which Congress is in continuous session. (c) SPECIFIED FACILITIES.—A facility referred to in subsection (a) as being specified in this subsection is any of the following facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs: (1) The Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers in Boston, Massachusetts. (2) The Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers in New York City, New York. (3) The Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Big Spring, Texas. (4) The Carl Vinson Department of Veterans Affairs Med ical Center, Dublin, Georgia. (5) The Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Montgomery, Alabama. (6) The Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Louisville, Kentucky. (7) The Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and the outpatient clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (8) The John J. Pershing Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Poplar Bluff, Missouri. (9) The Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. (10) The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Waco, Texas. (11) The Jonathan M. Wainwright Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Walla Walla, Washington. (d) COVERED MISSION CHANGES.—For purposes of this section, a mission change for a medical facility shall consist of any of the following: (1) Closure of the facility. (2) Consolidation of the facility. (3) An administrative reorganization of the facility covered by section 510(b) of title 38, United States Code. (e) REQUIRED CONTENT OF NOTICE OF MISSION CHANGE.—Writ ten notice of a mission change for a medical facility under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An assessment of the effect of the mission change on the population of veterans served by the facility. (2) A description of the availability and quality of health care, including long term care, mental health care, and sub stance abuse programs, available in the area served by the facility. (3) An assessment of the effect of the mission change on the economy of the community in which the facility is located. (4) An analysis of any alternatives to the mission change proposed by— (A) the community in which the facility is located; (B) organizations recognized by the Secretary under section 5902 of title 38, United States Code; (C) organizations that represent Department employees in such community; or (D) the Department.

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