117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3527 

AN ACT 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer the name of 

property of the Department of Veterans Affairs designated by law to other property of the Department. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF2 FAIRS TO TRANSFER NAMES OF FACILITIES, 

3 STRUCTURES, OR REAL PROPERTY OF DE4 PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 531 of title 38, United 

6 States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘Re8 quirement’’ and inserting ‘‘Requirements’’; 

9 (2) by striking ‘‘Except as expressly provided 

10 by law’’ and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(a) NAMING LIMITATION.—Except as expressly pro12 vided by law or as authorized under subsection (b)’’; and 

13 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(b) TRANSFER OF NAMES.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may transfer 

16 the name of covered property of the Department to 

17 other covered property of the Department if— 

18 ‘‘(A) the original covered property was des19 ignated with that name by law; 

20 ‘‘(B) the Department no longer offers ben21 efits or services at the original covered prop22 erty; 

23 ‘‘(C) the other covered property is similar 

24 in type and purpose as the original covered 

25 property; 
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1 ‘‘(D) the other covered property is located 

2 in a different location or at a different address 

3 from the original covered property within the 

4 town, city, or other local government area speci5 fied in the designation made by such law; and 

6 ‘‘(E) such transfer occurs not less than 30 

7 days after the Secretary notifies the Committee 

8 on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate, the Com9 mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 

10 Representatives, and each member of Congress 

11 representing the State in which the original cov12 ered property and other covered property are lo13 cated of the intent of the Secretary to transfer 

14 the name of the original covered property to the 

15 other covered property. 

16 ‘‘(2) REFERENCES.—If the Secretary transfers 

17 the name of covered property under paragraph (1), 

18 any reference in a law, regulation, map, document, 

19 paper, or other record of the United States to the 

20 covered property originally named by law shall be 

21 deemed to be a reference to the covered property to 

22 which the name has been transferred under such 

23 paragraph. 

24 ‘‘(3) COVERED PROPERTY.—In this subsection, 

25 the term ‘covered property’ means a facility, struc-
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1 ture, or real property of the Department or a major 

2 portion (such as a wing or floor) of any such facility, 

3 structure, or real property.’’. 

4 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

5 at the beginning of chapter 5 of title 38, United States 

6 Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 

7 531 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘531. Requirements relating to naming of Department property.’’. 

Passed the Senate February 3, 2022. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3527 

AN ACT 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorof the Department. erans Affairs designated by law to other property the name of property of the Department of Vet- ize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer