,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #aihg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #d1  
#bjad,mrs4 ,feinstein introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
authorize the ,secretary of ,veterans   
,affairs to enter into enhanced-use     
leases for certain buildings of the     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs at the
 ,west ,los ,angeles ,medical ,center1  
,california1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,authority to enter into            
enhanced-use leases for certain         
buildings of the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs at the ,west ,los    
,angeles ,medical ,center1 ,california  
7a7 ,authority  7#a7 ,in general ,except
 as provided by subsection 7b71 in      
accordance with subchapter ,v of chapter
 #ha of title #ch1 ,united ,states      
,code1 the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs may enter into an enhanced-use 
lease for a covered building for the    

provision of long-term therapeutic      
housing for covered veterans4  7#b7     
,rule of construction ,the authority    
provided by paragraph 7#a7 is a specific
 authorization for purposes of section  
#hafb7;c7 of such title4  7b7           
,prohibition on disposition of leased   
property  7#a7 ,in general ,in          
accordance with section #bbd7;a7 of the 
,military ,construction and ,veterans   
,affairs and ,related ,agencies         
,appropriations ,act1 #bjjh 7division ,i
 of ,public ,law #aaj-afa2 #aba ,stat4  
#bbgb71 section #hafd of title #ch1     
,united ,states ,code1 shall not apply  
to a covered building4  7#b7 ,rule of   
construction ,nothing in this section   
shall be construed to affect the        
prohibition under such section #bbd7;a7 
on the disposal of a covered building4  
7c7 ,biennial review and report  7#a7   
,review required ,not less than once    
during each two-year period in which an 
enhanced-use lease is in effect under   
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       

,veterans ,affairs shall conduct a      
review of such lease1 including by      
assessing the party that is entered into
 such lease and determining whether such
 lease should continue4  7#b7 ,report   
required ,during each two-year period in
 which an enhanced-use lease is in      
effect under subsection 7a71 the        
,secretary shall submit to ,congress a  
report on the review conducted under    
paragraph 7#a74  7d7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,covered building    
,the term covered building means any of 
the following buildings located at the  
,west ,los ,angeles ,medical ,center1   
,california3 7,a7 ,building #bje4  7,b7 
,building #bjh4  7#b7 ,covered veteran  
,the term covered veteran means a       
veteran who is-- 7,a7 homeless2 and     
7,b7 with respect to housing1 requires  
assisted living or other similar form of
 care4  7#c7 ,enhanced-use lease ,the   
term enhanced-use lease has the meaning 
given that term in section #hafa of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#d7 

,long-term therapeutic housing ,the term
 long-term therapeutic housing means    
supportive housing consisting of        
clinically supportive living facilities 
that provide housing to a homeless      
veteran for a period that is sufficient 
for the veteran to achieve stability and
 require a lower level of care than is  
provided at such facilities4