WASHINGTON (AP) — Could one of the nation’s longest-running church-state conflicts be nearing a conclusion?As part of a bill setting defense policy, Congress would authorize the defense secretary to transfer a scenic parcel of federal land in the La Jolla section of San Diego, to a private group. The parcel contains a memorial to the nation’s veterans and a 43-foot-high cross that federal courts have determined is an unconstitutional effort by the government to endorse a religion.Tens of thousands of people visit Mount Soledad ever year to take in a view that includes the Pacific Ocean to the west, downtown San Diego to the south and the Laguna Mountains to the east. On the same hilltop sits the Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial.