[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 217 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 217

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to acquire a parcel of land 
   adjacent to Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, South Carolina.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2009

 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, 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 direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to acquire a parcel of land 
   adjacent to Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, South Carolina.

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

SECTION 1. ACQUISITION OF LAND ADJACENT TO BEAUFORT NATIONAL CEMETERY.

    (a) Authority To Purchase.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall acquire, in accordance with chapter 24 of title 38, United States 
Code, the parcel of land described in subsection (b) to be used for the 
expansion of the Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, South Carolina.
    (b) Parcel Described.--The parcel of land described in this 
subsection is a parcel of land consisting of approximately 4.9 acres 
located on 17th Street in Beaufort, South Carolina, as depicted on tax 
map number 120-1-238 dated May 4, 1998.
    (c) Authority To Accept Donation of Parcel of Land.--
            (1) Authority.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
        accept on behalf of the United States the gift of the parcel of 
        land described in subsection (b). The Secretary shall have 
        administrative jurisdiction over such parcel, and shall use 
        such parcel to expand the Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, 
        South Carolina.
            (2) Income tax treatment of gift.--For purposes of Federal 
        income, estate, and gift taxes, the land accepted under 
        paragraph (1) shall be considered as a gift to the United 
        States.
    (d) Report to Congress.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
submit to Congress a report on the acquisition of the parcel of land 
described in subsection (b).
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