IIB 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1642 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 8, 2007 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

AN ACT 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that, 

to the extent possible, an enhanced-use lease for a homeless housing project at the Department of Veterans Affairs facility known as the Sepulveda Ambulatory Care 

Center, located in North Hills, California, shall provide 

that such housing project shall be maintained as a sober 

living facility for veterans only, 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 ‘‘Homeless Veterans 

5 Housing at Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center Promotion 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. ENHANCED USE LEASE FOR SEPULVEDA AMBULA8 TORY CARE CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF VET9 ERANS AFFAIRS. 

10 (a) REQUIREMENTS FOR LEASE.—The Secretary of 

11 Veterans Affairs may enter into an enhanced-use lease 

12 under section 8162 of title 38, United States Code, at the 

13 Department facility known as the Sepulveda Ambulatory 

14 Care Center (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Center’’), for 

15 a homeless housing project, only to the extent, subject to 

16 the exceptions provided in subsection (d), that any such 

17 lease contains legally enforceable provisions that the ten18 ant under the lease shall comply with the following terms 

19 and conditions: 

20 (1) That the housing project located at the 

21 Center shall provide housing exclusively for veterans, 

22 as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States 

23 Code. 


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1 (2) That such housing project shall be main2 tained, for the duration of the lease, as a sober liv3 ing facility. 

4 (3) That the housing project shall be adequately 

5 staffed with health care, counseling, and security 

6 personnel, taking into account the ratio of such staff 

7 to residents, in order to protect residents of the 

8 housing project and of the community, and that the 

9 minimum staffing ratios shall be specified in an en10 forceable provision of the lease. 

11 (4) That the housing project shall provide hous12 ing to not fewer than 150 and not more than 225 

13 residents. 

14 (b) CONSIDERATION OF QUALIFIED ORGANIZA15 TIONS.—The Secretary shall consider proposals for the en16 hanced-use lease under subsection (a) from all organiza17 tions determined by the Secretary to be qualified, and 

18 which are capable and willing to comply with the terms 

19 and conditions described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and 

20 (4) of subsection (a). 

21 (c) SELECTION OF ORGANIZATION.—In the event 

22 that there are more than one qualified organizations de23 scribed in subsection (b) which submit a proposal, the Sec24 retary shall enter into the enhanced-use lease under sub25 section (a) with the organization that the Secretary deterVerDate Aug 31 2005 04:18 May 09, 2007 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1642.RFS H1642

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1 mines shall offer the best treatment services, security 

2 staffing, and supervision with respect to residents of the 

3 housing project. The Secretary shall give preference to en4 tering into such a lease with a qualified organization which 

5 has the most experience nationwide in providing housing 

6 and treatment for homeless veterans. 

7 (d) EXCEPTIONS.—If the Secretary, after a diligent 

8 search, is unable to enter into an enhanced-use lease with 

9 a qualified organization containing all of the terms and 

10 conditions specified in subsection (a) on or before a date 

11 that is 12 months after the date of the enactment of this 

12 Act, the Secretary— 

13 (1) may enter into such a lease with a qualified 

14 organization providing that the housing project shall 

15 be exclusively for veterans during the duration of the 

16 lease, with preference given to an organization which 

17 housing project shall provide housing to the highest 

18 number of residents not exceeding 225; and 

19 (2) if, after a diligent search, the Secretary is 

20 unable to enter into such a lease with a qualified or21 ganization that provides that the housing project 

22 shall be exclusively for veterans during the duration 

23 of the lease, may enter into such a lease with an or24 ganization providing that not less than 80 percent of 


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1 the residents of the housing project shall be veterans 

2 throughout the duration of the lease. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 7, 2007. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 


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