,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ag1 #bjbf,mrs4  
,fis*] 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,ricketts7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
p]man5tly ext5d ! pilot program ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs on        
acceptance by ! ,dep>tm5t ( donat$      
facilities & relat$ improvem5ts & to    
au?orize acceptance ( donations (       
con/ruction s]vices1 m9or con/ruction or
 nonrecurr+ ma9t5ance projects1 & t>get$
 contributions1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,communities ,help+ ,inve/ ?r\gh        
,prop]ty & ,improvem5ts ,ne$$ = ,vet]ans
 ,act ( #bjbf or ! ,,*ip ,,9 = ,vet]ans 
,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,p]man5t ext5sion (  
pilot program on acceptance by !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans affairs ( donat$   
facilities & relat$ improvem5ts  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,section #b ( ! ,communities      
,help+ ,inve/ ?r\gh ,prop]ty &          

,improvem5ts ,ne$$ = ,vet]ans ,act (    
#bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-bid2 #ch       
,u4,s4,c4 #hajc note7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
! section head+1 by /rik+ ,pilot2  7#b7 
9 subsection 7a71 9 ! subsection head+1 
by /rik+ ,pilot2  7#c7 by /rik+ pilot   
ea* place x appe>s2  7#d7 by /rik+      
subsection 7i72 &  7#e7 by r$esignat+   
subsection 7j7 z subsection 7i74  7b7   
,modification ( acceptance ( prop]ty    
,p>agraph 7#a7 ( subsection 7b7 ( su*   
section is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7#a7
 ! donation aligns )-- 7,a7 a ne$       
id5tifi$ 9 a ,/rategic ,capital         
,inve/m5t ,plann+ process priority li/1 
a five-ye> developm5t plan1 a facility  
ma/] plan1 or an annual capital ne$s    
inv5tory ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 or  7,b7 any    
compon5t or phase ( a ne$ describ$ 9    
p>agraph 7#a72 &  4  #c4 ,au?ority to   
accept donations ( con/ruction s]vices1 
m9or con/ruction or nonrecurr+ ma9t5ance
 projects1 & t>get$ contributions  7a7  
,au?ority ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (  
law1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs may

 accept donations compris+ ! total co/  
or a portion ( ! co/ (-- 7#a7 m9or      
con/ruction projects2  7#b7 nonrecurr+  
ma9t5ance projects2 or  7#c7 con/ruction
 s]vices relat+-- 7,a7 to m9or          
con/ruction projects2  7,b7 to          
nonrecurr+ ma9t5ance projects2  7,c7 to 
an exi/+ facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 or     
7,d7 to a new facility or portion !re( (
 ! ,dep>tm5t4  7b7 ,alignm5t to ne$s ,! 
,secret>y may accept a donation "u ?is  
section only if-- 7#a7 ! donation aligns
 )-- 7,a7 a ne$ id5tifi$ 9 a ,/rategic  
,capital ,inve/m5t ,plann+ process      
priority li/1 a five-ye> developm5t     
plan1 a facility ma/] plan1 or an annual
 capital ne$s inv5tory ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 or
  7,b7 any compon5t or phase ( a ne$    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72  7#b7 !    
donation is f an entity describ$ 9      
section #b7;a77#b7 ( ! ,communities     
,help+ ,inve/ ?r\gh ,prop]ty &          
,improvem5ts ,ne$$ = ,vet]ans ,act (    
#bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-bid2 #ch       
,u4,s4,c4 #hajc note72  7#c7 ! ,secret>y

 det]m9es su* donation w\ld-- 7,a7      
accel]ate project completion2  7,b7     
r$uce ! exp5se to ! ,dep>tm5t2  7,c7    
improve facility condition2 or  7,d7    
o!rwise b5efit vet]ans2 &  7#d7 ! donor 
ent]s into a =mal agreem5t ) ! ,secret>y
 t includes-- 7,a7 provisions = !       
,dep>tm5t's ov]sight dur+ p]=mance2     
7,b7 compliance ) applicable con/ruction
 codes & /&>ds1 & applicable laws &     
regulations2  7,c7 donor-provid$        
insurance1 w>ranties1 & liability       
protections2  7,d7 ! am\nt ( ! donation 
& ! am\nt ( ! ,dep>tm5t's fund+         
contribution1 if any2  7,e7 t ! donation
 %all n increase ! co/ to ! ,f$]al      
,gov]nm5t ( complet+ su* project        
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 7exclud+      
activation & su/a9m5t ( su* facility72 &
  7,f7 su* o!r t]ms z ! ,secret>y       
det]m9es necess>y4  7c7 ,/reaml9$       
requirem5ts ,= donations "u ?is section 
t d n involve transf] ( real prop]ty    
title-- 7#a7 ! donor %all ent] into an  
agreem5t ) ! ,dep>tm5t t det]m9es :o is 

responsible to ensure environm5tal or   
hi/oric pres]vation due dilig5ce is     
complet$2  7#b7 ! donor %all obta9 all  
f$]ally requir$ con/ruction & facility  
relat$ p]mits2 &  7#c7 agreem5ts may be 
simplifi$ relative to ^? "u section #b (
 ! ,communities ,help+ ,inve/ ?r\gh     
,prop]ty & ,improvem5ts ,ne$$ = ,vet]ans
 ,act ( #bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-bid2   
#ch ,u4,s4,c4 #hajc note7 to reflect !  
nature ( s]vices or t>get$              
contributions4  7d7 ,report+ ,!         
,secret>y %all include in=mation on     
donations accept$ "u ?is section 9 !    
reports requir$ "u section #b7;g7 ( !   
,communities ,help+ ,inve/ ?r\gh        
,prop]ty & ,improvem5ts ,ne$$ = ,vet]ans
 ,act ( #bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-bid2   
#ch ,u4,s4,c4 #hajc note71 ) sep>ate    
track+ = donations "u ?is section4