[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2013 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2013
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into certain
leases at the Department of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Campus in
Los Angeles, California, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 9, 2015
Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs. Boxer) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs
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A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into certain
leases at the Department of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Campus in
Los Angeles, California, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Los Angeles Homeless Veterans
Leasing Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CERTAIN LEASES AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS WEST LOS ANGELES CAMPUS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out
leases described in subsection (b) at the Department of Veterans
Affairs West Los Angeles Campus in Los Angeles, California.
(b) Leases Described.--Leases described in this subsection are the
following:
(1) An enhanced-use lease of real property under subchapter
V of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, for purposes
of providing supportive housing, as that term is defined in
section 8161(3) of such title.
(2) A lease of real property for a term not to exceed 50
years to a third party to provide services that principally
benefit veterans and their families and that are limited to one
or more of the following purposes:
(A) The promotion of health and wellness, including
nutrition and spiritual wellness.
(B) Education.
(C) Vocational training, skills building, or other
training related to employment.
(D) Peer activities, socialization, or physical
recreation.
(E) Assistance with legal issues and Federal
benefits.
(F) Volunteerism.
(G) Family support services, including child care.
(H) Transportation.
(I) Services in support of one or more of the
purposes specified in subparagraphs (A) through (H).
(3) A lease of real property for a term not to exceed 10
years to an institution of the State of California that has had
a medical affiliation with the Department at the campus
specified in subsection (a) for more than 20 years, if--
(A) the lease is consistent with the master plan
described in subsection (e);
(B) the provision of services to veterans is the
predominant focus of the activities of the institution
at the campus during the term of the lease; and
(C) the institution expressly agrees to provide,
during the term of the lease and to an extent and in a
manner that the Secretary considers appropriate,
services and support that--
(i) principally benefit veterans and their
families, including veterans that are severely
disabled, women, aging, or homeless; and
(ii) may consist of activities relating to
the medical, clinical, therapeutic, dietary,
rehabilitative, legal, mental, spiritual,
physical, recreational, research, and
counseling needs of veterans and their families
or any of the purposes specified in any of
subparagraphs (A) through (I) of paragraph (2).
(c) Limitation on Land-Sharing Agreements.--The Secretary may not
carry out any land-sharing agreement pursuant to section 8153 of title
38, United States Code, at the campus specified in subsection (a)
unless such agreement--
(1) provides additional health care resources to the
campus; and
(2) benefits veterans and their families other than from
the generation of revenue for the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
(d) Prohibition on Sale of Property.--Notwithstanding section 8164
of title 38, United States Code, the Secretary may not sell or
otherwise convey to a third party fee simple title to any real property
or improvements to real property made at the campus specified in
subsection (a).
(e) Consistency With Master Plan.--The Secretary shall ensure that
each lease carried out under this section is consistent with the new
master plan under development as of the date of the enactment of this
Act that will detail how the campus specified in subsection (a) will be
used to benefit all veterans.
(f) Compliance With Certain Laws.--
(1) Laws relating to leases and land use.--If the Inspector
General of the Department of Veterans Affairs determines, as
part of an audit report or evaluation conducted by the
Inspector General, that the Department is not in compliance
with all Federal laws relating to leases and land use at the
campus specified in subsection (a), or that significant
mismanagement has occurred with respect to leases or land use
at the campus, the Secretary may not enter into any lease or
land-sharing agreement at the campus, or renew any such lease
or land-sharing agreement that is not in compliance with such
laws, until the Secretary certifies to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs of the House of Representatives, and each Member of the
Senate and the House of Representatives who represents the area
in which the campus is located that all recommendations
included in the audit report or evaluation have been
implemented.
(2) Compliance of particular leases.--No lease may be
entered into or renewed under this section unless the lease
complies with chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, and
all Federal laws relating to environmental and historic
preservation.
(g) Notification and Reports.--
(1) Congressional notification.--With respect to each lease
or land-sharing agreement intended to be entered into or
renewed at the campus specified in subsection (a), the
Secretary shall notify the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of
the Senate, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives, and each Member of the Senate and the House of
Representatives who represents the area in which the campus is
located of the intent of the Secretary to enter into or renew
the lease or land-sharing agreement not later than 45 days
before entering into or renewing the lease or land-sharing
agreement.
(2) Annual report.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than
annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives, and each
Member of the Senate and the House of Representatives who
represents the area in which the campus specified in subsection
(a) is located an annual report evaluating all leases and land-
sharing agreements carried out at the campus.
(3) Inspector general report.--
(A) In general.--Not later than each of two years
and five years after the date of the enactment of this
Act, and as determined necessary by the Inspector
General of the Department of Veterans Affairs
thereafter, the Inspector General shall submit to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate, the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives, and each Member of the Senate and the
House of Representatives who represents the area in
which the campus specified in subsection (a) is located
a report on all leases carried out at the campus and
the management by the Department of the use of land at
the campus, including an assessment of the efforts of
the Department to implement the master plan described
in subsection (e) with respect to the campus.
(B) Consideration of annual report.--In preparing
each report required by subparagraph (A), the Inspector
General shall take into account the most recent report
submitted to Congress by the Secretary under paragraph
(2).
(h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed as a limitation on the authority of the Secretary to enter
into other agreements regarding the campus specified in subsection (a)
that are authorized by law and not inconsistent with this section.
(i) Principally Benefit Veterans and Their Families Defined.--In
this section the term ``principally benefit veterans and their
families'', with respect to services provided by a person under a lease
of property, land-sharing agreement, or revocable license agreement--
(1) means services--
(A) provided exclusively to veterans and their
families; or
(B) that are designed for the particular needs of
veterans and their families, as opposed to the general
public, and any benefit of those services to the
general public is ancillary to the intended benefit to
veterans and their families; and
(2) excludes services in which the only benefit to veterans
and their families is the generation of revenue for the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
(j) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Prohibition on disposal of property.--Section 224(a) of
the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-161; 121
Stat. 2272) is amended by striking ``The Secretary of Veterans
Affairs'' and inserting ``Except as authorized under section 2
of the Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2015, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs''.
(2) Enhanced-use leases.--Section 8162(c) of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, other than an
enhanced-use lease under section 2 of the Los Angeles Homeless
Veterans Leasing Act of 2015,'' before ``shall be considered''.
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