[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1305 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1305

 To provide for the transfer to the University of Puerto Rico of title 
to Federal real property and improvements used to operate a center for 
             research on primates, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 10, 1997

Mr. Romero-Barcelo introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on National 
Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the transfer to the University of Puerto Rico of title 
to Federal real property and improvements used to operate a center for 
             research on primates, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law transfers of real 
property and improvements shall be made in accordance with the 
following:
            (1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in 
        consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of 
        Health, shall on behalf of the United States transfer to the 
        University of Puerto Rico, without consideration, title to the 
        Federal real property and improvements that as of the date of 
        the enactment of this Act constitute a center for research on 
        primates that is located in the vicinity of Sabana Seca, in the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Such real property is a parcel 
        consisting of approximately 270 acres.
            (2) The Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the 
        Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall on behalf 
        of the United States transfer to the University of Puerto Rico, 
        without consideration, title to the Federal real property and 
        improvements that as of the date of the enactment of this Act 
        are under permit from the Department of the Navy to the 
        National Institutes of Health and that are located in close 
        proximity to the center referred to in paragraph (1). Such real 
        property is a parcel consisting of approximately 5.65 acres.
The exact acreage and legal description used for purposes of a transfer 
under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be in accordance with a survey 
satisfactory to such Secretary.
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