text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Los Angeles Homeless Veterans 
  Leasing Act of 2015''.
  
  SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CERTAIN LEASES AT THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                VETERANS AFFAIRS WEST LOS ANGELES CAMPUS.
  
      (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out 
  leases described in subsection (b) at the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs West Los Angeles Campus in Los Angeles, California.
      (b) Leases Described.--Leases described in this subsection are the 
  following:
              (1) An enhanced-use lease of real property under subchapter 
          V of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, for purposes 
          of providing supportive housing, as that term is defined in 
          section 8161(3) of such title.
              (2) A lease of real property for a term not to exceed 50 
          years to a third party to provide services that principally 
          benefit veterans and their families and that are limited to one 
          or more of the following purposes:
                      (A) The promotion of health and wellness, including 
                  nutrition and spiritual wellness.
                      (B) Education.
                      (C) Vocational training, skills building, or other 
                  training related to employment.
                      (D) Peer activities, socialization, or physical 
                  recreation.
                      (E) Assistance with legal issues and Federal 
                  benefits.
                      (F) Volunteerism.
                      (G) Family support services, including child care.
                      (H) Transportation.
                      (I) Services in support of one or more of the 
                  purposes specified in subparagraphs (A) through (H).
              (3) A lease of real property for a term not to exceed 10 
          years to an institution of the State of California that has had 
          a medical affiliation with the Department at the campus 
          specified in subsection (a) for more than 20 years, if--
                      (A) the lease is consistent with the master plan 
                  described in subsection (e);
                      (B) the provision of services to veterans is the 
                  predominant focus of the activities of the institution 
                  at the campus during the term of the lease; and
                      (C) the institution expressly agrees to provide, 
                  during the term of the lease and to an extent and in a 
                  manner that the Secretary considers appropriate, 
                  services and support that--
                              (i) principally benefit veterans and their 
                          families, including veterans that are severely 
                          disabled, women, aging, or homeless; and
                              (ii) may consist of activities relating to 
                          the medical, clinical, therapeutic, dietary, 
                          rehabilitative, legal, mental, spiritual, 
                          physical, recreational, research, and 
                          counseling needs of veterans and their families 
                          or any of the purposes specified in any of 
                          subparagraphs (A) through (I) of paragraph (2).
      (c) Limitation on Land-Sharing Agreements.--The Secretary may not 
  carry out any land-sharing agreement pursuant to section 8153 of title 
  38, United States Code, at the campus specified in subsection (a) 
  unless such agreement--
              (1) provides additional health care resources to the 
          campus; and
              (2) benefits veterans and their families other than from 
          the generation of revenue for the Department of Veterans 
          Affairs.
      (d) Prohibition on Sale of Property.--Notwithstanding section 8164 
  of title 38, United States Code, the Secretary may not sell or 
  otherwise convey to a third party fee simple title to any real property 
  or improvements to real property made at the campus specified in 
  subsection (a).
      (e) Consistency With Master Plan.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
  each lease carried out under this section is consistent with the new 
  master plan under development as of the date of the enactment of this 
  Act that will detail how the campus specified in subsection (a) will be 
  used to benefit all veterans.
      (f) Compliance With Certain Laws.--
              (1) Laws relating to leases and land use.--If the Inspector 
          General of the Department of Veterans Affairs determines, as 
          part of an audit report or evaluation conducted by the 
          Inspector General, that the Department is not in compliance 
          with all Federal laws relating to leases and land use at the 
          campus specified in subsection (a), or that significant 
          mismanagement has occurred with respect to leases or land use 
          at the campus, the Secretary may not enter into any lease or 
          land-sharing agreement at the campus, or renew any such lease 
          or land-sharing agreement that is not in compliance with such 
          laws, until the Secretary certifies to the Committee on 
          Veterans' Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Veterans' 
          Affairs of the House of Representatives, and each Member of the 
          Senate and the House of Representatives who represents the area 
          in which the campus is located that all recommendations 
          included in the audit report or evaluation have been 
          implemented.
              (2) Compliance of particular leases.--No lease may be 
          entered into or renewed under this section unless the lease 
          complies with chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, and 
          all Federal laws relating to environmental and historic 
          preservation.
      (g) Notification and Reports.--
              (1) Congressional notification.--With respect to each lease 
          or land-sharing agreement intended to be entered into or 
          renewed at the campus specified in subsection (a), the 
          Secretary shall notify the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of 
          the Senate, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
          Representatives, and each Member of the Senate and the House of 
          Representatives who represents the area in which the campus is 
          located of the intent of the Secretary to enter into or renew 
          the lease or land-sharing agreement not later than 45 days 
          before entering into or renewing the lease or land-sharing 
          agreement.
              (2) Annual report.--Not later than one year after the date 
          of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
          annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
          Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on 
          Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives, and each 
          Member of the Senate and the House of Representatives who 
          represents the area in which the campus specified in subsection 
          (a) is located an annual report evaluating all leases and land-
          sharing agreements carried out at the campus.
              (3) Inspector general report.--
                      (A) In general.--Not later than each of two years 
                  and five years after the date of the enactment of this 
                  Act, and as determined necessary by the Inspector 
                  General of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
                  thereafter, the Inspector General shall submit to the 
                  Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate, the 
                  Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
                  Representatives, and each Member of the Senate and the 
                  House of Representatives who represents the area in 
                  which the campus specified in subsection (a) is located 
                  a report on all leases carried out at the campus and 
                  the management by the Department of the use of land at 
                  the campus, including an assessment of the efforts of 
                  the Department to implement the master plan described 
                  in subsection (e) with respect to the campus.
                      (B) Consideration of annual report.--In preparing 
                  each report required by subparagraph (A), the Inspector 
                  General shall take into account the most recent report 
                  submitted to Congress by the Secretary under paragraph 
                  (2).
      (h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
  construed as a limitation on the authority of the Secretary to enter 
  into other agreements regarding the campus specified in subsection (a) 
  that are authorized by law and not inconsistent with this section.
      (i) Principally Benefit Veterans and Their Families Defined.--In 
  this section the term ``principally benefit veterans and their 
  families'', with respect to services provided by a person under a lease 
  of property, land-sharing agreement, or revocable license agreement--
              (1) means services--
                      (A) provided exclusively to veterans and their 
                  families; or
                      (B) that are designed for the particular needs of 
                  veterans and their families, as opposed to the general 
                  public, and any benefit of those services to the 
                  general public is ancillary to the intended benefit to 
                  veterans and their families; and
              (2) excludes services in which the only benefit to veterans 
          and their families is the generation of revenue for the 
          Department of Veterans Affairs.
      (j) Conforming Amendments.--
              (1) Prohibition on disposal of property.--Section 224(a) of 
          the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related 
          Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-161; 121 
          Stat. 2272) is amended by striking ``The Secretary of Veterans 
          Affairs'' and inserting ``Except as authorized under section 2 
          of the Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2015, the 
          Secretary of Veterans Affairs''.
              (2) Enhanced-use leases.--Section 8162(c) of title 38, 
          United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, other than an 
          enhanced-use lease under section 2 of the Los Angeles Homeless 
          Veterans Leasing Act of 2015,'' before ``shall be considered''.
target: Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out certain leases at the VA's West Los Angeles Campus in Los Angeles, California, for: (1) supportive housing; (2) health, education, family support, vocational training, and other services that principally benefit veterans and their families; and (3) a lease of real property to a California institution that has had a long-term medical affiliation with the VA at such Campus.
feat_title: Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2015