[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 127 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 127

 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an 
  agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, for the transfer of 
   Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 15, 2019

Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Ms. Harris, Ms. Warren, Mr. Menendez, and 
  Mr. Markey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an 
  agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, for the transfer of 
   Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, 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. TRANSFER OF MARE ISLAND NAVAL CEMETERY TO SECRETARY OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR MAINTENANCE BY NATIONAL CEMETERY 
              ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Agreement.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall seek to 
enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, under 
which the city of Vallejo shall transfer to the Secretary all right, 
title, and interest in the Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, 
California, at no cost to the Secretary.
    (b) Maintenance by NCA.--If the Mare Island Naval Cemetery is 
transferred to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant to subsection 
(a), the National Cemetery Administration shall maintain the cemetery 
as a national shrine.
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