II 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1417 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 17, 2007 Mrs. Feinstein introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs 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.

1.

Short title

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

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).

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 9 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 available 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: (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.