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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1417 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report to Congress 

providing a master plan for the use of the West Los Angeles Department 

of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, California, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 17, 2007 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a 

report to Congress providing a master plan for the use 

of the West Los Angeles Department of Veterans Affairs 

Medical Center, California, 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 De5 partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Preservation 

6 Act of 2007’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DISPOSAL OF DEPARTMENT OF 

2 VETERANS AFFAIRS LANDS AND IMPROVE3 MENTS AT WEST LOS ANGELES MEDICAL 

4 CENTER, CALIFORNIA. 

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

6 may not declare as excess to the needs of the Department 

7 of Veterans Affairs, or otherwise take any action to ex8 change, trade, auction, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, 

9 or reduce the acreage of, Federal land and improvements 

10 at the Department of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles 

11 Medical Center, California, encompassing approximately 

12 388 acres on the north and south sides of Wilshire Boule13 vard and west of the 405 Freeway. 

14 (b) SPECIAL PROVISION REGARDING LEASE WITH

15 REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HOMELESS.—Notwithstanding 

16 any provision of this Act, Section 7 of the Homeless Vet17 erans Comprehensive Services Act of 1992 (Public Law 

18 102–590) shall remain in effect. 

19 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 8162(c)(1) 

20 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

21 ‘‘or section 2(a) of the West Los Angeles Department of 

22 Veterans Affairs Medical Center Preservation Act of 

23 2007’’ after ‘‘section 421 (b)(2) of the Veterans’ Benefits 

24 and Services Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–322; 102 Stat. 

25 553)’’. 

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1 SEC. 3. MASTER PLAN REGARDING USE OF DEPARTMENT 

2 OF VETERANS AFFAIRS LANDS AT WEST LOS 

3 ANGELES MEDICAL CENTER, CALIFORNIA. 

4 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that section 707 of the 

5 Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998 (Public 

6 Law 105–368) required the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

7 to submit to Congress a report on the master plan of the 

8 Department of Veterans Affairs, or a plan for the develop9 ment of such a master plan, relating to the use of Depart10 ment land at the West Los Angeles Department of Vet11 erans Affairs Medical Center, California. 

12 (b) MASTER PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than one 

13 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec14 retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional com15 mittees a report providing a master plan, consistent with 

16 the provisions of this Act, for the use of the Federal land 

17 and improvements described in section 2(a). 

18 (c) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Secretary shall ap19 point a committee to advise the Secretary in developing 

20 the master plan. The committee shall include representa21 tives of State and local governments, veterans, veterans’ 

22 service organizations, and community organizations. The 

23 committee shall be composed of 9 members, who shall be 

24 appointed by the Secretary, of whom two shall be ap25 pointed on the recommendation of the Member of Con26 gress representing the 30th district of California, and two 

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1 each shall be appointed on the recommendation of each 

2 of the Senators from California. 

3 (d) LIMITATION ON FUNDING.—Except for direct 

4 veterans’ services, no funding shall be available to imple5 ment the master plan except pursuant to provisions of law 

6 enacted after the date of the receipt by the appropriate 

7 congressional committees of the report providing such 

8 plan. 

9 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT11 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com12 mittees’’ means— 

13 (A) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

14 and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

15 Senate; and 

16 (B) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

17 and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

18 House of Representatives. 

19 (2) DIRECT VETERANS’ SERVICES.—The term 

20 ‘‘direct veterans’ services’’ means services directly 

21 related to maintaining the health, welfare, and sup22 port of veterans. 

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