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116th Congress(2019-2020)
To direct 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.
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H. R. 578 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 578


To direct 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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 15, 2019

Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Peters, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Speier, Mr. Payne, Mr. Cook, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Sires, Ms. Lofgren, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Costa, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. McNerney, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Hunter, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Keating, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Pallone, Mr. King of New York, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. McClintock, and Mr. Bilirakis) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To direct 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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery to Secretary of Veterans Affairs for maintenance by National Cemetery Administration.

(a) Agreement.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall seek to enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, under which the city of Vallejo shall transfer to the Secretary all right, title, and interest in the Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, at no cost to the Secretary.

(b) Maintenance by NCA.—If the Mare Island Naval Cemetery is transferred to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant to subsection (a), the National Cemetery Administration shall maintain the cemetery as a national shrine.