H.R. 578 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 578 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2019Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Peters, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Speier, Mr. Payne, Mr. Cook, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Sires, Ms. Lofgren, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Costa, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. McNerney, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Hunter, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Keating, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Pallone, Mr. King of New York, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. McClintock, and Mr. Bilirakis) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, for the transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, and for other purposes. 1. Transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery to Secretary of Veterans Affairs for maintenance by National Cemetery Administration (a) Agreement The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall seek to enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, under which the city of Vallejo shall transfer to the Secretary all right, title, and interest in the Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, at no cost to the Secretary. (b) Maintenance by NCA If the Mare Island Naval Cemetery is transferred to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant to subsection (a), the National Cemetery Administration shall maintain the cemetery as a national shrine.