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To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into certain leases at the Department of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Campus in Los Angeles, California, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
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Mrs. F
EINSTEIN
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
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A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into certain leases at the Department of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Campus in Los Angeles, California, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Los Angeles Homeless
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Veterans Leasing Act of 2015’’.
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SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CERTAIN LEASES AT
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THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
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WEST LOS ANGELES CAMPUS.
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(a) I
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ENERAL
.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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may carry out leases described in subsection (b) at the
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Department of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Cam-
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pus in Los Angeles, California.
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(b) L
EASES
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ESCRIBED
.—Leases described in this
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subsection are the following:
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(1) An enhanced-use lease of real property
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under subchapter V of chapter 81 of title 38, United
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States Code, for purposes of providing supportive
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housing, as that term is defined in section 8161(3)
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of such title.
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(2) A lease of real property for a term not to
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exceed 50 years to a third party to provide services
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that principally benefit veterans and their families
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and that are limited to one or more of the following
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purposes:
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(A) The promotion of health and wellness,
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including nutrition and spiritual wellness.
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(B) Education.
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(C) Vocational training, skills building, or
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other training related to employment.
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(D) Peer activities, socialization, or phys-
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ical recreation.
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(E) Assistance with legal issues and Fed-
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eral benefits.
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(F) Volunteerism.
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(G) Family support services, including
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child care.
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(H) Transportation.
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(I) Services in support of one or more of
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the purposes specified in subparagraphs (A)
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through (H).
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(3) A lease of real property for a term not to
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exceed 10 years to an institution of the State of
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California that has had a medical affiliation with the
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Department at the campus specified in subsection
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(a) for more than 20 years, if—
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(A) the lease is consistent with the master
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plan described in subsection (e);
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(B) the provision of services to veterans is
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the predominant focus of the activities of the
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institution at the campus during the term of
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the lease; and
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(C) the institution expressly agrees to pro-
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vide, during the term of the lease and to an ex-
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tent and in a manner that the Secretary con-
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siders appropriate, services and support that—
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