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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 711 

To amend the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 to authorize the 

use of certain funds received pursuant to leases entered into under 

such Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 2, 2021 

Mr. LIEU introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 to 

authorize the use of certain funds received pursuant to 

leases entered into under such Act, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘West Los Angeles VA 

5 Campus Improvement Act of 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF LAND USE REVENUES UNDER WEST 

2 LOS ANGELES LEASING ACT OF 2016. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 2 of the 

4 West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 (Public Law 114– 

5 226; 130 Stat. 927) is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(d) LAND USE REVENUES AT THE CAMPUS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any land use revenues re8 ceived by the Secretary shall be credited to the ap9 plicable Department medical facilities accounts or 

10 minor construction accounts and shall be available, 

11 without fiscal year limitation and without further 

12 appropriation, exclusively for any of the following: 

13 ‘‘(A) Supporting construction, mainte14 nance, and services at the Campus relating to 

15 temporary or permanent supportive housing for 

16 homeless or at-risk veterans and their families. 

17 ‘‘(B) Renovating and maintaining the land 

18 and facilities at the Campus. 

19 ‘‘(C) Carrying out minor construction 

20 projects at the Campus. 

21 ‘‘(D) Carrying out community operations 

22 at the Campus that support the development of 

23 emergency shelter or supportive housing for 

24 homeless or at-risk veterans and their families. 

25 ‘‘(2) LAND USE REVENUE DEFINED.—In this 

26 subsection, the term ‘land use revenue’ means— 


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1 ‘‘(A) any funds received by the Secretary 

2 under a lease described in subsection (b); 

3 ‘‘(B) any funds received as compensation 

4 for an easement described in subsection (e); and 

5 ‘‘(C) any funds received as proceeds from 

6 any assets seized or forfeited, and any restitu7 tion paid, in connection with any third-party 

8 land use at the Campus.’’. 

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

10 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to funds received 

11 by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs after the date of the 

12 enactment of the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 

13 (Public Law 114–226; 130 Stat. 927). 

14 SEC. 3. MODIFICATION TO ENHANCED USE LEASES AT THE 

15 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WEST 

16 LOS ANGELES CAMPUS. 

17 Paragraph (1) of section 2(b) of the West Los Ange18 les Leasing Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–226; 130 Stat. 

19 927), is amended by adding at the end the following new 

20 sentence: ‘‘Notwithstanding section 8162(b)(2) of such 

21 title, the term of such an enhanced-use lease at the Cam22 pus may not exceed 99 years.’’. 

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