II 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5936 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 
Received 
AN ACT 
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, 
to make certain improvements to the enhanced-use lease 
authority of the Department, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘West Los Angeles 
Leasing Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CERTAIN LEASES AT 
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
WEST LOS ANGELES CAMPUS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
may carry out leases described in subsection (b) at the 
Department of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Cam-
pus in Los Angeles, California (hereinafter in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Campus’’). 
(b) LEASES DESCRIBED.—Leases described in this 
subsection are the following: 
(1) Any enhanced-use lease of real property 
under subchapter V of chapter 81 of title 38, United 
States Code, for purposes of providing supportive 
housing, as that term is defined in section 8161(3) 
of such title, that principally benefit veterans and 
their families. 
(2) Any lease of real property for a term not to 
exceed 50 years to a third party to provide services 
that principally benefit veterans and their families 
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and that are limited to one or more of the following 
purposes: 
(A) The promotion of health and wellness, 
including nutrition and spiritual wellness. 
(B) Education. 
(C) Vocational training, skills building, or 
other training related to employment. 
(D) Peer activities, socialization, or phys-
ical recreation. 
(E) Assistance with legal issues and Fed-
eral benefits. 
(F) Volunteerism. 
(G) Family support services, including 
child care. 
(H) Transportation. 
(I) Services in support of one or more of 
the purposes specified in subparagraphs (A) 
through (H). 
(3) A lease of real property for a term not to 
exceed 10 years to The Regents of the University of 
California, a corporation organized under the laws of 
the State of California, on behalf of its University of 
California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus (herein-
after in this section referred to as ‘‘The Regents’’), 
if— 
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(A) the lease is consistent with the master 
plan described in subsection (g); 
(B) the provision of services to veterans is 
the predominant focus of the activities of The 
Regents at the Campus during the term of the 
lease; 
(C) The Regents expressly agrees to pro-
vide, during the term of the lease and to an ex-
tent and in a manner that the Secretary con-
siders appropriate, additional services and sup-
port (for which The Regents is not compensated 
by the Secretary or through an existing medical 
affiliation agreement) that— 
(i) principally benefit veterans and 
their families, including veterans that are 
severely disabled, women, aging, or home-
less; and 
(ii) may consist of activities relating 
to the medical, clinical, therapeutic, die-
tary, rehabilitative, legal, mental, spiritual, 
physical, recreational, research, and coun-
seling needs of veterans and their families 
or any of the purposes specified in any of 
subparagraphs (A) through (I) of para-
graph (2); and 
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(D) The Regents maintains records docu-
menting the value of the additional services and 
support that The Regents provides pursuant to 
subparagraph (C) for the duration of the lease 
and makes such records available to the Sec-
retary. 
(c) LIMITATION ON LAND-SHARING AGREEMENTS.— 
The Secretary may not carry out any land-sharing agree-
ment pursuant to section 8153 of title 38, United States 
Code, at the Campus unless such agreement— 
(1) provides additional health-care resources to 
the Campus; and 
(2) benefits veterans and their families other 
than from the generation of revenue for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
(d) REVENUES FROM LEASES AT THE CAMPUS.— 
Any funds received by the Secretary under a lease de-
scribed in subsection (b) shall be credited to the applicable 
Department medical facilities account and shall be avail-
able, without fiscal year limitation and without further ap-
propriation, exclusively for the renovation and mainte-
nance of the land and facilities at the Campus. 
(e) EASEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law (other than Federal laws relating to 
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environmental and historic preservation), pursuant 
to section 8124 of title 38, United States Code, the 
Secretary may grant easements or rights-of-way on, 
above, or under lands at the Campus to— 
(A) any local or regional public transpor-
tation authority to access, construct, use, oper-
ate, maintain, repair, or reconstruct public 
mass transit facilities, including, fixed guideway 
facilities and transportation centers; and 
(B) the State of California, County of Los 
Angeles, City of Los Angeles, or any agency or 
political subdivision thereof, or any public util-
ity company (including any company providing 
electricity, gas, water, sewage, or telecommuni-
cation services to the public) for the purpose of 
providing such public utilities. 
(2) IMPROVEMENTS.—Any improvements pro-
posed pursuant to an easement or right-of-way au-
thorized under paragraph (1) shall be subject to 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(3) TERMINATION.—Any easement or right-of- 
way authorized under paragraph (1) shall be termi-
nated upon the abandonment or nonuse of the ease-
ment or right-of-way and all right, title, and interest 
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in the land covered by the easement or right-of-way 
shall revert to the United States. 
(f) PROHIBITION ON SALE OF PROPERTY.—Notwith-
standing section 8164 of title 38, United States Code, the 
Secretary may not sell or otherwise convey to a third party 
fee simple title to any real property or improvements to 
real property made at the Campus. 
(g) CONSISTENCY WITH MASTER PLAN.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that each lease carried out under this 
section is consistent with the draft master plan approved 
by the Secretary on January 28, 2016, or successor mas-
ter plans. 
(h) COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN LAWS.— 
(1) LAWS
RELATING
TO
LEASES
AND
LAND 
USE.—If the Inspector General of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs determines, as part of an audit re-
port or evaluation conducted by the Inspector Gen-
eral, that the Department is not in compliance with 
all Federal laws relating to leases and land use at 
the Campus, or that significant mismanagement has 
occurred with respect to leases or land use at the 
Campus, the Secretary may not enter into any lease 
or land-sharing agreement at the Campus, or renew 
any such lease or land-sharing agreement that is not 
in compliance with such laws, until the Secretary 
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certifies to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the Senate and House of Representatives, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and House 
of Representatives, and each Member of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives who represents 
the area in which the Campus is located that all rec-
ommendations included in the audit report or eval-
uation have been implemented. 
(2) COMPLIANCE
OF
PARTICULAR
LEASES.— 
Except as otherwise expressly provided by this sec-
tion, no lease may be entered into or renewed under 
this section unless the lease complies with chapter 
33 of title 41, United States Code, and all Federal 
laws relating to environmental and historic preserva-
tion. 
(i) VETERANS AND COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT AND EN-
GAGEMENT BOARD.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish a Veterans and Community 
Oversight and Engagement Board (in this sub-
section referred to as the ‘‘Board’’) for the Campus 
to coordinate locally with the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs to— 
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