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Union Calendar No. 442 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3484 

[Report No. 114–570] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 

Mr. TED LIEU of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

MAY 17, 2016 

Additional sponsors: Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, 

Mrs. TORRES, Mr. HONDA, Mr. KNIGHT, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. HAHN, Mr. BECERRA, Ms. 

BROWNLEY of California, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. TAKANO, and Mr. 

DESAULNIER

MAY 17, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 10, 2015] 


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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. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Los Angeles Homeless 

5 Veterans Leasing Act of 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CERTAIN LEASES AT 

7 THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

8 WEST LOS ANGELES CAMPUS. 

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

10 may carry out leases described in subsection (b) at the De11 partment of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Campus in 

12 Los Angeles, California (hereinafter in this section referred 

13 to as the ‘‘Campus’’). 

14 (b) LEASES DESCRIBED.—Leases described in this 

15 subsection are the following: 

16 (1) Any enhanced-use lease of real property 

17 under subchapter V of chapter 81 of title 38, United 

18 States Code, for purposes of providing supportive 

19 housing, as that term is defined in section 8161(3) of 

20 such title, that principally benefit veterans and their 

21 families. 

22 (2) Any lease of real property for a term not to 

23 exceed 50 years to a third party to provide services 

24 that principally benefit veterans and their families 


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1 and that are limited to one or more of the following 

2 purposes: 

3 (A) The promotion of health and wellness, 

4 including nutrition and spiritual wellness. 

5 (B) Education. 

6 (C) Vocational training, skills building, or 

7 other training related to employment. 

8 (D) Peer activities, socialization, or phys9 ical recreation. 

10 (E) Assistance with legal issues and Federal 

11 benefits. 

12 (F) Volunteerism. 

13 (G) Family support services, including 

14 child care. 

15 (H) Transportation. 

16 (I) Services in support of one or more of the 

17 purposes specified in subparagraphs (A) through 

18 (H). 

19 (3) A lease of real property for a term not to ex20 ceed 10 years to The Regents of the University of 

21 California, a corporation organized under the laws of 

22 the State of California, on behalf of its University of 

23 California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus (hereinafter 

24 in this section referred to as ‘‘The Regents’’), if— 


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1 (A) the lease is consistent with the master 

2 plan described in subsection (g); 

3 (B) the provision of services to veterans is 

4 the predominant focus of the activities of The Re5 gents at the Campus during the term of the lease; 

6 (C) The Regents expressly agrees to provide, 

7 during the term of the lease and to an extent and 

8 in a manner that the Secretary considers appro9 priate, additional services and support (for 

10 which The Regents is either not compensated by 

11 the Secretary or is compensated through an ex12 isting medical affiliation agreement) that— 

13 (i) principally benefit veterans and 

14 their families, including veterans that are 

15 severely disabled, women, aging, or home16 less; and 

17 (ii) may consist of activities relating 

18 to the medical, clinical, therapeutic, die19 tary, rehabilitative, legal, mental, spiritual, 

20 physical, recreational, research, and coun21 seling needs of veterans and their families 

22 or any of the purposes specified in any of 

23 subparagraphs (A) through (I) of paragraph 

24 (1); and 


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1 (D) The Regents maintains records docu2 menting the value of the additional services and 

3 support that The Regents provides pursuant to 

4 subparagraph (C) for the duration of the lease 

5 and makes such records available to the Sec6 retary. 

7 (c) LIMITATION ON LAND-SHARING AGREEMENTS.— 

8 The Secretary may not carry out any land-sharing agree9 ment pursuant to section 8153 of title 38, United States 

10 Code, at the Campus unless such agreement— 

11 (1) provides additional health-care resources to 

12 the Campus; and 

13 (2) benefits veterans and their families other 

14 than from the generation of revenue for the Depart15 ment of Veterans Affairs. 

16 (d) REVENUES FROM LEASES AT THE CAMPUS.—Any 

17 funds received by the Secretary under a lease described in 

18 subsection (b) shall be credited to the applicable Department 

19 medical facilities account and shall be available, without 

20 fiscal year limitation and without further appropriation, 

21 exclusively for the renovation and maintenance of the land 

22 and facilities at the Campus. 

23 (e) EASEMENTS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

25 provision of law (other than Federal laws relating to 


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1 environmental and historic preservation), pursuant to 

2 section 8124 of title 38, United States Code, the Sec3 retary may grant easements or rights-of-way on, 

4 above, or under lands at the Campus to— 

5 (A) any local or regional public transpor6 tation authority to access, construct, use, operate, 

7 maintain, repair, or reconstruct public mass 

8 transit facilities, including, fixed guideway fa9 cilities and transportation centers; and 

10 (B) the State of California, County of Los 

11 Angeles, City of Los Angeles, or any agency or 

12 political subdivision thereof, or any public util13 ity company (including any company providing 

14 electricity, gas, water, sewage, or telecommuni15 cation services to the public) for the purpose of 

16 providing such public utilities. 

17 (2) IMPROVEMENTS.—Any improvements pro18 posed pursuant to an easement or right-of-way au19 thorized under paragraph (1) shall be subject to such 

20 terms and conditions as the Secretary considers ap21 propriate. 

22 (3) TERMINATION.—Any easement or right-of23 way authorized under paragraph (1) shall be termi24 nated upon the abandonment or nonuse of the ease25 ment or right-of-way and all right, title, and interest 


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1 in the land covered by the easement or right-of-way 

2 shall revert to the United States. 

3 (f) PROHIBITION ON SALE OF PROPERTY.—Notwith4 standing section 8164 of title 38, United States Code, the 

5 Secretary may not sell or otherwise convey to a third party 

6 fee simple title to any real property or improvements to 

7 real property made at the Campus. 

8 (g) CONSISTENCY WITH MASTER PLAN.—The Sec9 retary shall ensure that each lease carried out under this 

10 section is consistent with the draft master plan approved 

11 by the Secretary on January 28, 2016, or successor master 

12 plans. 

13 (h) COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN LAWS.— 

14 (1) LAWS RELATING TO LEASES AND LAND

15 USE.—If the Inspector General of the Department of 

16 Veterans Affairs determines, as part of an audit re17 port or evaluation conducted by the Inspector Gen18 eral, that the Department is not in compliance with 

19 all Federal laws relating to leases and land use at the 

20 Campus, or that significant mismanagement has oc21 curred with respect to leases or land use at the Cam22 pus, the Secretary may not enter into any lease or 

23 land-sharing agreement at the Campus, or renew any 

24 such lease or land-sharing agreement that is not in 

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1 tifies to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 

2 Senate, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 

3 House of Representatives, and each Member of the 

4 Senate and the House of Representatives who rep5 resents the area in which the Campus is located that 

6 all recommendations included in the audit report or 

7 evaluation have been implemented. 

8 (2) COMPLIANCE OF PARTICULAR LEASES.—Ex9 cept as otherwise expressly provided by this section, 

10 no lease may be entered into or renewed under this 

11 section unless the lease complies with chapter 33 of 

12 title 41, United States Code, and all Federal laws re13 lating to environmental and historic preservation. 

14 (i) COMMUNITY VETERANS ENGAGEMENT BOARD.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

16 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

17 shall establish a Community Veterans Engagement 

18 Board (in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘Board’’) 

19 for the Campus to coordinate locally with the Depart20 ment of Veterans Affairs to— 

21 (A) identify the goals of the community; 

22 and 

23 (B) provide advice and recommendations to 

24 the Secretary to improve services and outcomes 


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1 for veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and 

2 the families of such veterans and members. 

3 (2) MEMBERS.—The Board shall be comprised of 

4 a number of members that the Secretary determines 

5 appropriate, of which not less than 50 percent shall 

6 be veterans. The nonveteran members shall be family 

7 members of veterans, veteran advocates, service pro8 viders, or stakeholders. 

9 (3) COMMUNITY INPUT.—In carrying out sub10 paragraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), the Board 

11 shall— 

12 (A) provide the community opportunities to 

13 collaborate and communicate with the Board, in14 cluding by conducting public forums on the 

15 Campus; and 

16 (B) focus on local issues regarding the De17 partment that are identified by the community, 

18 including with respect to health care, benefits, 

19 and memorial services at the Campus. 

20 (j) NOTIFICATION AND REPORTS.— 

21 (1) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—With re22 spect to each lease or land-sharing agreement in23 tended to be entered into or renewed at the Campus, 

24 the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Veterans’ 

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1 fairs of the House of Representatives, and each Mem2 ber of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

3 who represents the area in which the Campus is lo4 cated of the intent of the Secretary to enter into or 

5 renew the lease or land-sharing agreement not later 

6 than 45 days before entering into or renewing the 

7 lease or land-sharing agreement. 

8 (2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 

9 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not 

10 less frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary 

11 shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 

12 the Senate, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 

13 House of Representatives, and each Member of the 

14 Senate and the House of Representatives who rep15 resents the area in which the Campus is located an 

16 annual report evaluating all leases and land-sharing 

17 agreements carried out at the Campus, including— 

18 (A) an evaluation of the management of the 

19 revenue generated by the leases; and 

20 (B) the records described in subsection 

21 (b)(3)(D). 

22 (3) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than each of 

24 two years and five years after the date of the en25 actment of this Act, and as determined necessary 


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1 by the Inspector General of the Department of 

2 Veterans Affairs thereafter, the Inspector General 

3 shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Af4 fairs of the Senate, the Committee on Veterans’ 

5 Affairs of the House of Representatives, and each 

6 Member of the Senate and the House of Rep7 resentatives who represents the area in which the 

8 Campus is located a report on all leases carried 

9 out at the Campus and the management by the 

10 Department of the use of land at the Campus, 

11 including an assessment of the efforts of the De12 partment to implement the master plan de13 scribed in subsection (g) with respect to the Cam14 pus. 

15 (B) CONSIDERATION OF ANNUAL REPORT.— 

16 In preparing each report required by subpara17 graph (A), the Inspector General shall take into 

18 account the most recent report submitted to Con19 gress by the Secretary under paragraph (2). 

20 (k) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 

21 shall be construed as a limitation on the authority of the 

22 Secretary to enter into other agreements regarding the Cam23 pus that are authorized by law and not inconsistent with 

24 this section. 


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1 (l) PRINCIPALLY BENEFIT VETERANS AND THEIR

2 FAMILIES DEFINED.—In this section the term ‘‘principally 

3 benefit veterans and their families’’, with respect to services 

4 provided by a person or entity under a lease of property 

5 or land-sharing agreement— 

6 (1) means services— 

7 (A) provided exclusively to veterans and 

8 their families; or 

9 (B) that are designed for the particular 

10 needs of veterans and their families, as opposed 

11 to the general public, and any benefit of those 

12 services to the general public is ancillary to the 

13 intended benefit to veterans and their families; 

14 and 

15 (2) excludes services in which the only benefit to 

16 veterans and their families is the generation of rev17 enue for the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

18 (m) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

19 (1) PROHIBITION ON DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY.— 

20 Section 224(a) of the Military Construction and Vet21 erans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations 

22 Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 2272) is 

23 amended by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Veterans Af24 fairs’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as authorized under the 


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1 Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2016, 

2 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs’’. 

3 (2) ENHANCED-USE LEASES.—Section 8162(c) of 

4 title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

5 ‘‘, other than an enhanced-use lease under the Los An6 geles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2016,’’ before 

7 ‘‘shall be considered’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 442 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3484 

[Report No. 114–570] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 

Los Angeles, California, and for other purposes. Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Campus in enter into certain leases at the Department of 

MAY 17, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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