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H. R. 217 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 70

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 217

[Report No. 119–97]


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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 7, 2025

Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

May 17, 2025

Additional sponsors: Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Valadao, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Thanedar, and Mr. Vindman

May 17, 2025

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 7, 2025]

A BILL

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”.

Union Calendar No. 70

119th CONGRESS
     1st Session
H. R. 217
[Report No. 119–97]
A BILL
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.
May 17, 2025
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed