[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 655 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 655

   To provide for the conveyance of land at Fort Knox, Kentucky, to 
   facilitate the establishment of a State-run cemetery for veterans.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 18, 2003

  Mr. Bunning introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for the conveyance of land at Fort Knox, Kentucky, to 
   facilitate the establishment of a State-run cemetery for veterans.

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

SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may convey, 
without consideration, to the Department of Veterans Affairs of the 
Commonwealth of Kentucky (in this section referred to as the 
``Department''), all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to a parcel of real property, including any improvements thereon, 
consisting of approximately 93 acres at Fort Knox, Kentucky, for the 
purpose of permitting the Department to establish and operate a State-
run cemetery for veterans of the Armed Forces.
    (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost 
of the survey shall be borne by the Department.
    (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance 
under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States.
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