H.R. 217 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 70 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 217 [Report No. 119–97] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 7, 2025Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs May 17, 2025Additional sponsors: Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Valadao, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Thanedar, and Mr. Vindman May 17, 2025Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor 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. 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. 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. May 17, 2025Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed