1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Performance-Based Building Act of 2018 . 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The deferred maintenance backlog for Department of Veterans Affairs facilities (including hospitals, clinics, housing, and offices) is not sustainable. (2) There are insufficient discretionary funds available to meet the critical capital requirements of the Department in support of its mission. (3) Alternative authorities for the construction and improvement of capital facilities have proven successful, particularly with respect to military housing. 3. Pilot program (a) In general The Administrator of General Services, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall carry out a pilot program using authorities of the Administrator pursuant to title 40, United States Code, under which the Administrator may enter into agreements with appropriate non-Government entities pursuant to which— (1) the non-Government entity will acquire through ground-lease, finance, and execute improvements or renovations to a Department of Veterans Affairs facility identified under subsection (b) or construct a new facility to address a shortage of capacity identified under such subsection; (2) the Administrator will leaseback the facility from the non-Government entity for use by the Department