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[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3527 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3527

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO TRANSFER NAMES 
              OF FACILITIES, STRUCTURES, OR REAL PROPERTY OF DEPARTMENT 
              OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Section 531 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``Requirement'' and 
        inserting ``Requirements'';
            (2) by striking ``Except as expressly provided by law'' and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(a) Naming Limitation.--Except as expressly provided by law or as 
authorized under subsection (b)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Transfer of Names.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may transfer the name of 
        covered property of the Department to other covered property of 
        the Department if--
                    ``(A) the original covered property was designated 
                with that name by law;
                    ``(B) the Department no longer offers benefits or 
                services at the original covered property;
                    ``(C) the other covered property is similar in type 
                and purpose as the original covered property;
                    ``(D) the other covered property is located in a 
                different location or at a different address from the 
                original covered property within the town, city, or 
                other local government area specified in the 
                designation made by such law; and
                    ``(E) such transfer occurs not less than 30 days 
                after the Secretary notifies the Committee on Veterans' 
                Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Veterans' 
                Affairs of the House of Representatives, and each 
                member of Congress representing the State in which the 
                original covered property and other covered property 
                are located of the intent of the Secretary to transfer 
                the name of the original covered property to the other 
                covered property.
            ``(2) References.--If the Secretary transfers the name of 
        covered property under paragraph (1), any reference in a law, 
        regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United 
        States to the covered property originally named by law shall be 
        deemed to be a reference to the covered property to which the 
        name has been transferred under such paragraph.
            ``(3) Covered property.--In this subsection, the term 
        `covered property' means a facility, structure, or real 
        property of the Department or a major portion (such as a wing 
        or floor) of any such facility, structure, or real property.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 5 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 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 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.
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