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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2808

To require advance notification of Congress regarding any action proposed 

to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the implementation 

of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 21, 2003

Mr. MOORE (for himself, Mrs. EMERSON, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. 

FROST, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. SKELTON, 

Mr. BACHUS, Mr. HOYER, Mrs. BONO, Mr. WU, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. 

LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. ISSA, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. JONES of North 

Carolina, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. CLAY, Mr. LINDER, 

Mr. ROSS, Mr. NEY, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. 

OTTER, Mr. FILNER, Mr. PICKERING, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. BELL, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. 

SMITH of Washington, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, 

Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, 

Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. HONDA, Ms. MCCARTHY of 

Missouri, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, 

Mr. TANNER, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. KLECZKA, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. NADLER, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. WYNN, Mr. CLYBURN, Ms. 

MAJETTE, Mr. HOLT, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. WEINER, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of 

Texas, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Mr. EMANUEL, Mrs. 

MALONEY, Mr. ORTIZ, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. HALL, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, 

Mr. COOPER, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FARR, Mr. STUPAK, Ms. 

HOOLEY of Oregon, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. 

MATSUI, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. FORD, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. 

LAMPSON, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. 

SCHIFF, Mr. KIND, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr. BERRY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 

MEEKS of New York, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. MILLER of 

North Carolina, Mr. BACA, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Ms. LORETTA

SANCHEZ of California, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, 

Mr. PASTOR, Mr. REYES, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mrs. 

NAPOLITANO, Mr. INSLEE, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. UDALL of 

Colorado, Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, and Mr. ACKER-
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MAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL

To require advance notification of Congress regarding any 

action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs in the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. ADVANCE NOTIFICATION OF A DEPARTMENT 

4 OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CAPITAL ASSET RE5 ALIGNMENT INITIATIVE. 

6 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR ADVANCE NOTIFICATION.—

7 Before taking any action proposed under the Capital Asset 

8 Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative of the De9 partment of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Veterans 

10 Affairs shall submit to Congress a written notification of 

11 the intent to take such action. 

12 (b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

13 may not take any proposed action described in subsection 

14 (a) until the later of—

15 (1) the expiration of the 60-day period begin16 ning on the date on which the Secretary submits to 
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1 Congress the notification of the proposed action re2 quired under subsection (a); or 

3 (2) the expiration of a period of 30 days of con4 tinuous session of Congress beginning on such date 

5 of notification or, if either House of Congress is not 

6 in session on such date, the first day after such date 

7 that both Houses of Congress are in session. 

8 (c) CONTINUOUS SESSION OF CONGRESS.—For the 

9 purposes of subsection (b)—

10 (1) the continuity of session of Congress is bro11 ken only by an adjournment of Congress sine die; 

12 and 

13 (2) the days on which either House is not in 

14 session because of an adjournment of more than 

15 three days to a day certain are excluded in the com16 putation of any period of time in which Congress is 

17 in continuous session.

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