1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Performance-based Building Act of 2018 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The deferred capital 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 Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Administrator of General Services, shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary may enter into agreements with appropriate non-Government entities under which— (1) the non-Government entity shall acquire, 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 Secretary shall lease the facility from the non-Government entity for use by the Department