S.Amdt. 566

SA 566. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ____. DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY FOR VETERANS SUPPORT
SERVICES.

Section 550 of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, for property
transferred under subsection (i) for veterans support
services.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Property for Veterans Support Services.--
``(1) Assignment.--The Administrator, in the discretion of
the Administrator and under regulations that the
Administrator may prescribe, may assign to the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs for disposal surplus real property,
including buildings, fixtures, and equipment situated on the
property, that the Secretary recommends as needed for
veterans support services.
``(2) Sale or lease.--Subject to disapproval by the
Administrator by not later than 30 days after notice to the
Administrator by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of a
proposed transfer, the Secretary may sell or lease property
assigned to the Secretary under paragraph (1) for use for
veterans support services.
``(3) Fixing value.--In fixing the sale or lease value of
the property disposed of under paragraph (2), the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs shall take into consideration any benefit
that has accrued or may accrue to the Federal Government from
the use of the property by the entity receiving the
property.''.
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