,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #i1 
#bjae ,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself and 
,mrs4 ,boxer7 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 certain leases at the        
,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,west 
,los ,angeles ,campus in ,los ,angeles1 
,california1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,los ,angeles ,homeless    
,veterans ,leasing ,act of #bjae4  #b4  
,authority to enter into certain leases 
at the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs
 ,west ,los ,angeles ,campus  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,secretary of ,veterans    
,affairs may carry out leases described 
in subsection 7b7 at the ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs ,west ,los ,angeles  
,campus in ,los ,angeles1 ,california4  
7b7 ,leases described ,leases described 

in this subsection are the following3   
7#a7 ,an enhanced-use lease of real     
property under subchapter ,v of chapter 
#ha of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1
 for purposes of providing supportive   
housing1 as that term is defined in     
section #hafa7c7 of such title4  7#b7 ,a
 lease of real property for a term not  
to exceed #ej years to a third party to 
provide services that principally       
benefit veterans and their families and 
that are limited to one or more of the  
following purposes3  7,a7 ,the promotion
 of health and wellness1 including      
nutrition and spiritual wellness4  7,b7 
,education4  7,c7 ,vocational training1 
skills building1 or other training      
related to employment4  7,d7 ,peer      
activities1 socialization1 or physical  
recreation4  7,e7 ,assistance with legal
 issues and ,federal benefits4  7,f7    
,volunteerism4  7,g7 ,family support    
services1 including child care4  7,h7   
,transportation4  7,i7 ,services in     
support of one or more of the purposes  

specified in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 
7,h74  7#c7 ,a lease of real property   
for a term not to exceed #aj years to an
 institution of the ,state of           
,california that has had a medical      
affiliation with the ,department at the 
campus specified in subsection 7a7 for  
more than #bj years1 if--  7,a7 the     
lease is consistent with the master plan
 described in subsection 7e72  7,b7 the 
provision of services to veterans is the
 predominant focus of the activities of 
the institution at the campus during the
 term of the lease2 and  7,c7 the       
institution expressly agrees to provide1
 during the term of the lease and to an 
extent and in a manner that the         
,secretary considers appropriate1       
services and support that--  7i7        
principally benefit veterans and their  
families1 including veterans that are   
severely disabled1 women1 aging1 or     
homeless2 and  7ii7 may consist of      
activities relating to the medical1     
clinical1 therapeutic1 dietary1         

rehabilitative1 legal1 mental1          
spiritual1 physical1 recreational1      
research1 and counseling needs of       
veterans and their families or any of   
the purposes specified in any of        
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,i7 of      
paragraph 7#b74  7c7 ,limitation on     
,land-,sharing ,agreements ,the         
,secretary may not carry out any        
land-sharing agreement pursuant to      
section #haec of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 at the campus specified  
in subsection 7a7 unless such           
agreement--  7#a7 provides additional   
health care resources to the campus2 and
  7#b7 benefits veterans and their      
families other than from the generation 
of revenue for the ,department of       
,veterans ,affairs4  7d7 ,prohibition on
 sale of property ,notwithstanding      
section #hafd of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 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 specified in
 subsection 7a74  7e7 ,consistency with 
master plan ,the ,secretary shall ensure
 that each lease carried out under this 
section is consistent with the new      
master plan under development as of the 
date of the enactment of this ,act that 
will detail how the campus specified in 
subsection 7a7 will be used to benefit  
all veterans4  7f7 ,compliance with     
certain laws  7#a7 ,laws relating to    
leases and land use ,if the ,inspector  
,general of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs determines1 as part of an     
audit report or evaluation conducted by 
the ,inspector ,general1 that the       
,department is not in compliance with   
all ,federal laws relating to leases and
 land use at the campus specified in    
subsection 7a71 or that significant     
mismanagement has occurred with respect 
to leases or land use at the campus1 the
 ,secretary may not enter into any lease
 or land-sharing agreement at the       
campus1 or renew any such lease or      

land-sharing agreement that is not in   
compliance with such laws1 until the    
,secretary certifies to the ,committee  
on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate1  
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of
 the ,house of ,representatives1 and    
each ,member of the ,senate and the     
,house of ,representatives who          
represents the area in which the campus 
is located that all recommendations     
included in the audit report or         
evaluation have been implemented4  7#b7 
,compliance of particular leases ,no    
lease may be entered into or renewed    
under this section unless the lease     
complies with chapter #cc of title #da1 
,united ,states ,code1 and all ,federal 
laws relating to environmental and      
historic preservation4  7g7             
,notification and reports  7#a7         
,congressional notification ,with       
respect to each lease or land-sharing   
agreement intended to be entered into or
 renewed at the campus specified in     
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    

notify the ,committee on ,veterans'     
,affairs of the ,senate1 the ,committee 
on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of 
,representatives1 and each ,member of   
the ,senate and the ,house of           
,representatives who represents the area
 in which the campus is located of the  
intent of the ,secretary to enter into  
or renew the lease or land-sharing      
agreement not later than #de days before
 entering into or renewing the lease or 
land-sharing agreement4  7#b7 ,annual   
report ,not later than one year after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and not less frequently than annually   
thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
 of the ,senate1 the ,committee on      
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives1 and each ,member of   
the ,senate and the ,house of           
,representatives who represents the area
 in which the campus specified in       
subsection 7a7 is located an annual     
report evaluating all leases and        

land-sharing agreements carried out at  
the campus4  7#c7 ,inspector ,general   
report  7,a7 ,in general ,not later than
 each of two years and five years after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and as determined necessary by the      
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs thereafter1 the   
,inspector ,general shall submit to the 
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,senate1 the ,committee on ,veterans'  
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives1 and each ,member of   
the ,senate and the ,house of           
,representatives who represents the area
 in which the campus specified in       
subsection 7a7 is located a report on   
all leases carried out at the campus and
 the management by the ,department of   
the use of land at the campus1 including
 an assessment of the efforts of the    
,department to implement the master plan
 described in subsection 7e7 with       
respect to the campus4  7,b7            
,consideration of annual report ,in     

preparing each report required by       
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,inspector       
,general shall take into account the    
most recent report submitted to         
,congress by the ,secretary under       
paragraph 7#b74  7h7 ,rule of           
construction ,nothing in this section   
shall be construed as a limitation on   
the authority of the ,secretary to enter
 into other agreements regarding the    
campus specified in subsection 7a7 that 
are authorized by law and not           
inconsistent with this section4  7i7    
,principally benefit veterans and their 
families defined ,in this section the   
term principally benefit veterans and   
their families1 with respect to services
 provided by a person under a lease of  
property1 land-sharing agreement1 or    
revocable license agreement--  7#a7     
means services-- 7,a7 provided          
exclusively to veterans and their       
families2 or  7,b7 that are designed for
 the particular needs of veterans and   
their families1 as opposed to the       

general public1 and any benefit of those
 services to the general public is      
ancillary to the intended benefit to    
veterans and their families2 and  7#b7  
excludes services in which the only     
benefit to veterans and their families  
is the generation of revenue for the    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  7j7 
,conforming amendments  7#a7            
,prohibition on disposal of property    
,section #bbd7;a7 of the ,military      
,construction and ,veterans ,affairs and
 ,related ,agencies ,appropriations     
,act1 #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-afa2 #aba
 ,stat4 #bbgb7 is amended by striking   
,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
and inserting ,except as authorized     
under section #b of the ,los ,angeles   
,homeless ,veterans ,leasing ,act of    
#bjae1 the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs4  7#b7 ,enhanced-use leases    
,section #hafb7;c7 of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting 
1 other than an enhanced-use lease under
 section #b of the ,los ,angeles        

,homeless ,veterans ,leasing ,act of    
#bjae1 before shall be considered4