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Union Calendar No. 70 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 217 
[Report No. 119–97] 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2025 
Mr. BACON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
MAY 17, 2025 
Additional sponsors: Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. VALADAO, Ms. 
LEE of Nevada, Mr. THANEDAR, and Mr. VINDMAN 
MAY 17, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 7, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent 
the pilot program authorized by the Communities Help-
ing Invest through Property and Improvements Needed 
for Veterans Act of 2016, and for other purposes. 
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(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 prop-
erty’’ 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 sub-
paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘real prop-
erty and improvements donated under 
the pilot program’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
donation’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a semi-
colon; 
(III) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘; or’’; and 
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(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) the performance of a minor construc-
tion, or nonrecurring maintenance, project of the 
Department.’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘construction of the facility’’ and 
inserting ‘‘donation’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by in-
serting ‘‘maintaining,’’ after ‘‘alter-
ing,’’; 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 prop-
erty and improvements’’; and 
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(iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I), by 
striking ‘‘construction and donation of the 
real property and improvements’’ and in-
serting ‘‘donation’’; and 
(D) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘real 
property and improvements donated’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘donations’’. 
(b) EXTENSION.—Such section is further amended, in 
subsection (i), by striking ‘‘December 16, 2026’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 16, 2031’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 70 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 217 
[Report No. 119–97] 
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. 
MAY 17, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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