I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1799 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 6, 2011 Mr. Meeks (for himself and Mr. King of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To prohibit the disposal of Department of Veterans Affairs land and improvements at St. Albans campus.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the St. Albans VA Veteran Cares Act of 2011.

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Prohibition on disposal of Department of Veterans Affairs land and improvements at St. Albans campus

(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 St. Albans campus, consisting of approximately 55 acres of land, with borders near Linden Boulevard on the northwest, 115th Avenue on the west, the Long Island Railroad on the northeast, and Baisley Boulevard on the southeast. (b)

Conforming amendment

Section 8162(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting , section 2(a) of the St. Albans VA Veteran Cares Act of 2011, after section 421(b)(2) of the Veterans’ Benefits and Services Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–322; 102 Stat. 553).