[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 217 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 217
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 20, 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the pilot
program authorized by the Communities Helping Invest through Property
and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Communities Helping Invest through
Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2025'' or the
``CHIP IN for Veterans Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDING AND EXTENDING A PILOT PROGRAM ON ACCEPTANCE BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF DONATED FACILITIES AND
RELATED IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) Expansion.--
(1) In general.--Section 2 of the Communities Helping
Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans
Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-294; 38 U.S.C. 8103 note) is
amended, in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``property''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(C) A minor construction, or nonrecurring
maintenance, project of the Department.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Such section is further
amended--
(A) in subsection (b)--
(i) in the heading, by striking ``of
Property'';
(ii) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ``the donation of a property'' and
inserting ``a donation'';
(iii) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or
project'' after ``property'' each place it
appears; and
(iv) in paragraph (2), by inserting
``project,'' after ``improvements,'';
(B) in subsection (c)--
(i) in paragraph (1)--
(I) in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``real
property and improvements donated under
the pilot program'' and inserting ``a
donation'';
(II) in subparagraph (A), by
striking ``; or'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(III) in subparagraph (B), by
striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; or''; and
(IV) by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(C) the performance of a minor construction, or
nonrecurring maintenance, project of the Department.'';
(ii) in paragraph (2)--
(I) in subparagraph (A), by
striking ``construction of the
facility'' and inserting ``donation'';
(II) in subparagraph (B), by
inserting ``maintaining,'' after
``altering,''; and
(III) in subparagraph (C), by
striking ``construction of the
facility'' and inserting ``donation'';
(C) in subsection (e)(1)--
(i) by inserting ``alter, maintain,'' after
``design,'' both places it appears;
(ii) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``real property and
improvements donated'' and inserting
``a donation''; and
(II) by striking ``of the real
property and improvements''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I), by
striking ``construction and donation of the
real property and improvements'' and inserting
``donation''; and
(D) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``real
property and improvements donated'' and inserting
``donations''.
(b) Extension.--Such section is further amended, in subsection (i),
by striking ``December 16, 2026'' and inserting ``December 16, 2031''.
Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2025.
Attest:
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
Clerk.