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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1163 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery 

in the Sarpy County region to serve veterans in eastern Nebraska, 

western Iowa, and northwest Missouri. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 24, 2009 

Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. FORTENBERRY, and Mr. 

SMITH of Nebraska) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee 

on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 

national cemetery in the Sarpy County region to serve 

veterans in eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and northwest Missouri. 

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

3 SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CEMETERY IN 

4 THE SARPY COUNTY REGION. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

6 shall establish, in accordance with chapter 24 of title 38, 


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1 United States Code, a national cemetery in the Sarpy 

2 County region to serve the needs of veterans and their 

3 families. 

4 (b) CONSULTATION IN SELECTION OF SITE.—Before 

5 selecting the site for the national cemetery established 

6 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with— 

7 (1) appropriate officials of the State of Ne8 braska and local officials in the Sarpy County re9 gion; and 

10 (2) appropriate officials of the Federal Govern11 ment, including the Administrator of General Serv12 ices, with respect to land belonging to the Federal 

13 Government in that area that would be suitable to 

14 establish the national cemetery under subsection (a). 

15 (c) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT DONATION OF PARCEL

16 OF LAND.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 

18 Affairs may accept on behalf of the United States 

19 the gift of an appropriate parcel of real property. 

20 The Secretary shall have administrative jurisdiction 

21 over such parcel of real property, and shall use such 

22 parcel to establish the national cemetery under sub23 section (a). 

24 (2) INCOME TAX TREATMENT OF GIFT.—For 

25 purposes of Federal income, estate, and gift taxes, 


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1 the real property accepted under paragraph (1) shall 

2 be considered as a gift to the United States. 

3 (d) REPORT.—As soon as practicable after the date 

4 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

5 to Congress a report on the establishment of the national 

6 cemetery under subsection (a). The report shall set forth 

7 a schedule for such establishment and an estimate of the 

8 costs associated with such establishment. 

9 (e) SARPY COUNTY REGION DEFINED.—In this Act, 

10 the term ‘‘Sarpy County region’’ means the geographic 

11 area consisting of— 

12 (1) Knox, Antelope, Boone, Nance, Merrick, 

13 Hamilton, Clay, Nuckolls, Thayer, Fillmore, York, 

14 Polk, Platte, Madison, Pierce, Cedar, Wayne, Stan15 ton, Colfax, Butler, Seward, Saline, Jefferson, Gage, 

16 Lancaster, Saunders, Dodge, Cuming, Thurston, 

17 Dixon, Dakota, Burt, Washington, Douglas, Sarpy, 

18 Cass, Otoe, Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, and Rich19 ardson counties in the State of Nebraska; 

20 (2) Lyon, Sioux, Plymouth, Woodbury, Monona, 

21 Harrison, Pottawatomie, Mills, Fremont, Osceola, 

22 Dickinson, O’Brien, Clay, Cherokee, Buena Vista, 

23 Ida, Sac, Crawford, Carroll, Shelby, Audubon, Guth24 rie, Cass, Adair, Montgomery, Adams, Union, Page, 


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1 Taylor, and Ringgold counties in the State of Iowa; 

2 and 

3 (3) Atchison, Holt, Buchanan, Platte, Clay, 

4 Clinton, Dekalb, Andrew, Nodaway, Worth, and 

5 Gentry counties in the State of Missouri. 

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