A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain buildings of the Department of Veterans Affairs at the West Los Angeles Medical Center, California, and for other purposes.

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into an enhanced-use lease for buildings 205 and 208 of the West Los Angeles Medical Center, California, for the provision of long-term therapeutic housing for homeless veterans who require assisted living or other similar forms of care. Exempts such buildings from a provision authorizing the Secretary to transfer property under an enhanced-use lease to the lessee.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) review such lease at least once during each two-year period in which it is in effect, including by assessing the leasing party and determining whether such lease should continue; and (2) submit a report.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1987 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1987

 To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into enhanced-
use leases for certain buildings of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
   at the West Los Angeles Medical Center, California, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 4, 2014

Mrs. Feinstein introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into enhanced-
use leases for certain buildings of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
   at the West Los Angeles Medical Center, 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. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO ENHANCED-USE LEASES FOR CERTAIN 
              BUILDINGS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AT THE 
              WEST LOS ANGELES MEDICAL CENTER, CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided by subsection (b), in 
        accordance with subchapter V of chapter 81 of title 38, United 
        States Code, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into 
        an enhanced-use lease for a covered building for the provision 
        of long-term therapeutic housing for covered veterans.
            (2) Rule of construction.--The authority provided by 
        paragraph (1) is a specific authorization for purposes of 
        section 8162(c) of such title.
    (b) Prohibition on Disposition of Leased Property.--
            (1) In general.--In accordance with section 224(a) of the 
        Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations Act, 2008 (division I of Public Law 110-161; 121 
        Stat. 2272), section 8164 of title 38, United States Code, 
        shall not apply to a covered building.
            (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
        construed to affect the prohibition under such section 224(a) 
        on the disposal of a covered building.
    (c) Biennial Review and Report.--
            (1) Review required.--Not less than once during each two-
        year period in which an enhanced-use lease is in effect under 
        subsection (a), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct 
        a review of such lease, including by assessing the party that 
        is entered into such lease and determining whether such lease 
        should continue.
            (2) Report required.--During each two-year period in which 
        an enhanced-use lease is in effect under subsection (a), the 
        Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the review 
        conducted under paragraph (1).
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered building.--The term ``covered building'' means 
        any of the following buildings located at the West Los Angeles 
        Medical Center, California:
                    (A) Building 205.
                    (B) Building 208.
            (2) Covered veteran.--The term ``covered veteran'' means a 
        veteran who is--
                    (A) homeless; and
                    (B) with respect to housing, requires assisted 
                living or other similar form of care.
            (3) Enhanced-use lease.--The term ``enhanced-use lease'' 
        has the meaning given that term in section 8161 of title 38, 
        United States Code.
            (4) Long-term therapeutic housing.--The term ``long-term 
        therapeutic housing'' means supportive housing consisting of 
        clinically supportive living facilities that provide housing to 
        a homeless veteran for a period that is sufficient for the 
        veteran to achieve stability and require a lower level of care 
        than is provided at such facilities.
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