[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2225 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2225

   To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report to 
 Congress providing a master plan for the use of the West Los Angeles 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, California, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 2007

  Mr. Waxman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report to 
 Congress providing a master plan for the use of the West Los Angeles 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, California, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``West Los Angeles Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Center Preservation Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DISPOSAL OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS LANDS 
              AND IMPROVEMENTS AT WEST LOS ANGELES MEDICAL CENTER, 
              CALIFORNIA.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not declare 
as excess to the needs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or 
otherwise take any action to exchange, trade, auction, transfer, or 
otherwise dispose of, or reduce the acreage of, Federal land and 
improvements at the Department of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles 
Medical Center, California, encompassing approximately 388 acres on the 
north and south sides of Wilshire Boulevard and west of the 405 
Freeway.
    (b) Special Provision Regarding Lease With Representative of the 
Homeless.--Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, section 7 of the 
Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Services Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-
590) shall remain in effect.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 8162(c)(1) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``or section 2(a) of the West Los 
Angeles Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Preservation Act 
of 2007'' after ``section 421 (b)(2) of the Veterans' Benefits and 
Services Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-322; 102 Stat. 553)''.

SEC. 3. MASTER PLAN REGARDING USE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              LANDS AT WEST LOS ANGELES MEDICAL CENTER, CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Finding.--Congress finds that section 707 of the Veterans 
Programs Enhancement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-368) required the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the 
master plan of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or a plan for the 
development of such a master plan, relating to the use of Department 
land at the West Los Angeles Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
Center, California.
    (b) Master Plan Required.--Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report providing a master plan, 
consistent with the provisions of this Act, for the use of the Federal 
land and improvements described in section 2(a).
    (c) Advisory Committee.--The Secretary shall appoint a committee to 
advise the Secretary in developing the master plan. The committee shall 
include representatives of State and local governments, veterans, 
veterans' service organizations, and community organizations. The 
committee shall be composed of nine members, who shall be appointed by 
the Secretary, of whom two shall be appointed on the recommendation of 
the Member of Congress representing the 30th district of California, 
and two each shall be appointed on the recommendation of each of the 
Senators from California.
    (d) Limitation on Funding.--Except for direct veterans' services, 
no funding shall be authorized to implement the master plan except 
pursuant to provisions of law enacted after the date of the receipt by 
the appropriate congressional committees of the report providing such 
plan.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (2) Direct veterans' services.--The term ``direct veterans' 
        services'' means services directly related to maintaining the 
        health, welfare, and support of veterans.
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