SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Communities Helping 
Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for 
Veterans Act of 2016’’ or the ‘‘CHIP IN for Vets Act of 
2016’’. 
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON ACCEPTANCE BY THE DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF DONATED 
FACILITIES AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 
8103 and 8104 of title 38, United States Code, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out a pilot 
program under which the Secretary may accept do-
nations of the following property from entities de-
scribed in paragraph (2): 
(A) Real property (including structures 
and equipment associated therewith)— 
(i) that includes a constructed facility; 
or 
(ii) to be used as the site of a facility 
constructed by the entity. 
(B) A facility to be constructed by the en-
tity on real property of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
(2) ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—Entities described 
in this paragraph are the following:
(A) A State or local authority. 
(B) An organization that is described in 
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under sec-
tion 501(a) of such Code. 
(C) A limited liability corporation. 
(D) A private entity. 
(E) A donor or donor group. 
(F) Any other non-Federal Government 
entity. 
(3) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may accept 
not more than five donations of real property and 
facility improvements under the pilot program and 
as described in this section. 
(b) CONDITIONS FOR ACCEPTANCE OF PROPERTY.— 
The Secretary may accept the donation of a property de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1) under the pilot program only 
if— 
(1) the property is— 
(A) a property with respect to which funds 
have been appropriated for a Department facil-
ity project; or 
(B) a property identified as—
(i) meeting a need of the Department 
as part of the long-range capital planning 
process of the Department; and 
(ii) the location for a Department fa-
cility project that is included on the Stra-
tegic Capital Investment Planning process 
priority list in the most recent budget sub-
mitted to Congress by the President pursu-
ant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code; and 
(2) an entity described in subsection (a)(2) has 
entered into or is willing to enter into a formal 
agreement with the Secretary in accordance with 
subsection (c) under which the entity agrees to inde-
pendently donate the real property, improvements, 
goods, or services, for the Department facility 
project in an amount acceptable to the Secretary 
and at no additional cost to the Federal Govern-
ment. 
(c) REQUIREMENT TO ENTER INTO
AN AGREE-
MENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may accept 
real property and improvements donated under the 
pilot program by an entity described in subsection
(a)(2) only if the entity enters into a formal agree-
ment with the Secretary that provides for— 
(A) the donation of real property and im-
provements (including structures and equip-
ment associated therewith) that includes a con-
structed facility; or 
(B) the construction by the entity of a fa-
cility on— 
(i) real property and improvements of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs; or 
(ii) real property and improvements 
donated to the Department by the entity. 
(2) CONTENT OF FORMAL AGREEMENTS.—With 
respect to an entity described in subsection (a)(2) 
that seeks to enter into a formal agreement under 
paragraph (1) of this subsection that includes the 
construction by the entity of a facility, the formal 
agreement shall provide for the following: 
(A) The entity shall conduct all necessary 
environmental and historic preservation due 
diligence, shall comply with all local zoning re-
quirements (except for studies and consulta-
tions required of the Department under Federal 
law), and shall obtain all permits required in 
connection with the construction of the facility.
(B) The entity shall use construction 
standards required of the Department when de-
signing, repairing, altering, or building the fa-
cility, except to the extent the Secretary deter-
mines otherwise, as permitted by applicable law. 
(C) The entity shall provide the real prop-
erty, improvements, goods, or services in a 
manner described in subsection (b)(2) sufficient 
to complete the construction of the facility, at 
no additional cost to the Federal Government. 
(d) NO PAYMENT OF RENT OR USAGE FEES.—The 
Secretary may not pay rent, usage fees, or any other 
amounts to an entity described in subsection (a)(2) or any 
other entity for the use or occupancy of real property or 
improvements donated under this section. 
(e) FUNDING.— 
(1) FROM DEPARTMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not 
provide funds to help the entity finance, design, 
or construct a facility in connection with real 
property and improvements donated under the 
pilot program by an entity described in sub-
section (a)(2) that are in addition to the funds 
appropriated for the facility as of the date on 
which the Secretary and the entity enter into a
formal agreement under subsection (c) for the 
donation of the real property and improve-
ments. 
(B) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall provide funds pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) under such terms, conditions, and 
schedule as the Secretary determines appro-
priate. 
(2) FROM ENTITY.—An entity described in sub-
section (a)(2) that is donating a facility constructed 
by the entity under the pilot program shall be re-
quired, pursuant to a formal agreement entered into 
under subsection (c), to provide other funds in addi-
tion to the amounts provided by the Department 
under paragraph (1) that are needed to complete 
construction of the facility. 
(f) APPLICATION.—An entity described in subsection 
(a)(2) that seeks to donate real property and improve-
ments under the pilot program shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application to address needs relating to facilities 
of the Department, including health care needs, identified 
in the Construction and Long-Range Capital Plan of the 
Department, at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require.
(g) INFORMATION
ON DONATIONS
AND RELATED 
PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall include 
in the budget submitted to Congress by the Presi-
dent pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, information regarding real property 
and improvements donated under the pilot program 
during the year preceding the submittal of the budg-
et and the status of facility projects relating to that 
property. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Information submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall provide a detailed status of do-
nations of real property and improvements con-
ducted under the pilot program and facility projects 
relating to that property, including the percentage 
completion of the donations and projects. 
(h) BIENNIAL REPORT OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL 
OF THE UNITED STATES.—Not less frequently than once 
every 2 years until the termination date set forth in sub-
section (i), the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress a report on the donation agree-
ments entered into under the pilot program. 
(i) TERMINATION.—The authority for the Secretary 
to accept donations under the pilot program shall termi-