H.R. 217 – Reading Mode

IIB

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 217

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 20, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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.

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.

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.

Kevin F. McCumber,

Clerk.