IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 174 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 3, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
national cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado 
region. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CEMETERY IN 
SOUTHERN COLORADO REGION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall establish, in accordance with chapter 24 of title 38, 
United States Code, a national cemetery in El Paso Coun-
ty, Colorado, to serve the needs of veterans and their fami-
lies in the southern Colorado region. 
(b) CONSULTATION IN SELECTION OF SITE.—Before 
selecting the site for the national cemetery established 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with— 
(1) appropriate officials of the State of Colo-
rado and local officials in the southern Colorado re-
gion; and 
(2) appropriate officials of the United States, 
including the Administrator of General Services, 
with respect to land belonging to the United States 
in El Paso County, Colorado, that would be suitable 
to establish the national cemetery under subsection 
(a). 
(c) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT DONATION OF PARCEL 
OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs may accept on behalf of the United States 
the gift of an appropriate parcel of real property. 
The Secretary shall have administrative jurisdiction 
over such parcel of real property, and shall use such 
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parcel to establish the national cemetery under sub-
section (a). 
(2) INCOME TAX TREATMENT OF GIFT.—For 
purposes of Federal income, estate, and gift taxes, 
the real property accepted under paragraph (1) shall 
be considered as a gift to the United States. 
(d) REPORT.—As soon as practicable after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report on the establishment of the national 
cemetery under subsection (a). The report shall set forth 
a schedule for such establishment and an estimate of the 
costs associated with such establishment. 
(e) RELATIONSHIP
TO CONSTRUCTION
AND FIVE 
YEAR CAPITAL PLAN.—The requirement to establish a 
national cemetery under subsection (a) shall be added to 
the current list of priority projects, but should not take 
priority over existing projects listed on the National Ceme-
tery Administration’s construction and five-year capital 
plan for fiscal year 2008. 
(f) SOUTHERN COLORADO REGION DEFINED.—In 
this Act, the term ‘‘southern Colorado region’’ means the 
geographic region consisting of the following Colorado 
counties: 
(1) El Paso. 
(2) Pueblo. 
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(3) Teller. 
(4) Fremont. 
(5) Las Animas. 
(6) Huerfano. 
(7) Custer. 
(8) Costilla. 
(9) Alamosa. 
(10) Saguache. 
(11) Conejos. 
(12) Mineral. 
(13) Archuleta. 
(14) Hinsdale. 
(15) Gunnison. 
(16) Pitkin. 
(17) La Plata. 
(18) Montezuma. 
(19) San Juan. 
(20) Ouray. 
(21) San Miguel. 
(22) Dolores. 
(23) Montrose. 
(24) Delta. 
(25) Mesa. 
(26) Crowley. 
(27) Kiowa. 
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(28) Bent. 
(29) Baca. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 2, 
2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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