To require 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.

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6039 To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agree- ment with the city of Vallejo, California, for the transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 28, 2020 Mr. THOMPSON of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, Cali- fornia, for the transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF MARE ISLAND NAVAL CEMETERY 3 TO SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR 4 MAINTENANCE BY NATIONAL CEMETERY AD- 5 MINISTRATION. 6 (a) AGREEMENT.—Beginning on the date that is 180 7 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:39 Mar 04, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6039.IH H6039 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 6039 IH report required by subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of Vet- 1 erans Affairs shall seek to enter into an agreement with 2 the city of Vallejo, California, under which the city of 3 Vallejo shall transfer to the Secretary all right, title, and 4 interest in the Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, 5 California, at no cost to the Secretary. The Secretary shall 6 seek to enter into such agreement before the date that 7 is one year after the date on which such report is sub- 8 mitted. 9 (b) MAINTENANCE BY NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMIN- 10 ISTRATION.—If the Mare Island Naval Cemetery is trans- 11 ferred to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant to 12 subsection (a), the National Cemetery Administration 13 shall maintain the cemetery as a national shrine. 14 (c) REPORT.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 16 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 17 retary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ 18 Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Vet- 19 erans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a re- 20 port on the feasibility and advisability of exercising 21 the authority granted by subsection (a). 22 (2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under 23 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:39 Mar 04, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6039.IH H6039 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 6039 IH (A) An assessment of the feasibility and 1 advisability of exercising the authority granted 2 by subsection (a). 3 (B) An estimate of the costs, including 4 both direct and indirect costs, that the Depart- 5 ment of Veterans Affairs would incur by exer- 6 cising such authority. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:39 Mar 04, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H6039.IH H6039 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS