119-hr217

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 217 Referred in Senate

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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.