[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2881 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2881

To transfer a portion of Fort Sheridan, Illinois, to the Department of 
            Veterans Affairs for use as a National Cemetery.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 1993

Mr. Crane introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to 
         the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To transfer a portion of Fort Sheridan, Illinois, to the Department of 
            Veterans Affairs for use as a National Cemetery.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LAND TRANSFER, FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army shall transfer, without 
consideration, to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a parcel of real 
property consisting of approximately 200 acres of real property, 
including improvements thereon, that is located at Fort Sheridan, 
Illinois, and appropriate for use as a national cemetery. The Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs may reduce the number of acres to be conveyed if 
the Secretary determines that the acreage required for a national 
cemetery is less than 200 acres.
    (b) Use of Property.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall use 
property conveyed pursuant to subsection (a) as a national cemetery 
under chapter 24 of title 38, United States Code.
    (c) Legal Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under this section 
shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary 
of the Army.

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