To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into enhanced-use leases for excess property of the National Cemetery Administration that is unsuitable for burial purposes.

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into enhanced-use leases for excess property of the National Cemetery Administration that is unsuitable for burial purposes.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4141 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4141

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to enter into enhanced-use leases for excess property 
 of the National Cemetery Administration that is unsuitable for burial 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 2014

  Mr. Crenshaw (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. 
 Yoho, and Mr. Mica) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to enter into enhanced-use leases for excess property 
 of the National Cemetery Administration that is unsuitable for burial 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO ENTER INTO 
              ENHANCED-USE LEASES FOR EXCESS PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL 
              CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION THAT IS UNSUITABLE FOR BURIAL 
              PURPOSES.

    (a) In General.--Section 8162(a)(2) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``only for the provision'' and all that 
        follows through the period at the end and inserting ``only if 
        the lease is not inconsistent with and will not adversely 
        affect the mission of the Department for--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
            ``(A) the provision of supportive housing; or
            ``(B) other purposes, only in the case of excess property 
        of the National Cemetery Administration that is unsuitable for 
        burial purposes.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to a lease entered into after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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