CHIP IN for Veterans Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-217
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2025-01-07
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Charitable contributions

Department of Veterans Affairs

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Land transfers
Latest action: action_date: 2025-05-20
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act or the CHIP IN for Veterans Act</strong></p><p>This bill makes permanent, starting December 16, 2026, the pilot program under which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may accept donations of property or facilities from certain nonfederal entities (e.g., state authorities or private entities). The bill also removes the limit on the number of donations that the VA may accept under the program.</p>

tv_txt: IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 217 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 20, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2025 or the CHIP IN for Veterans Act of 2025 . 2. Expanding and extending a pilot program on acceptance by the Department of Veterans Affairs of donated facilities and related improvements (a) Expansion (1) In general Section 2 of the Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–294 ; 38 U.S.C. 8103 note) is amended, in subsection (a)(1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking property ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) A minor construction, or nonrecurring maintenance, project of the Department. . (2) Conforming amendments Such section is further amended— (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 property 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 subparagraph (A), by striking real property and improvements donated under the pilot program and inserting a donation ; (II) in subparagraph (A), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (III) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (IV) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) the performance of a minor construction, or nonrecurring maintenance, project of the Department. ; (ii) in paragraph (2)— (I) in subparagraph (A), by striking construction of the facility and inserting donation ; (II) in subparagraph (B), by inserting maintaining, after altering, ; 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 property and improvements ; and (iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I), by striking construction and donation of the real property and improvements and inserting donation ; and (D) in subsection (g)(1), by striking real property and improvements donated and inserting donations . (b) Extension Such section is further amended, in subsection (i), by striking December 16, 2026 and inserting December 16, 2031 .

Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 217 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2025 or the CHIP IN for Veterans Act of 2025 . 2. Expanding and extending a pilot program on acceptance by the Department of Veterans Affairs of donated facilities and related improvements (a) Expansion (1) In general Section 2 of the Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–294 ; 38 U.S.C. 8103 note) is amended, in subsection (a)(1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking property ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) A minor construction, or nonrecurring maintenance, project of the Department. . (2) Conforming amendments Such section is further amended— (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 property 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 subparagraph (A), by striking real property and improvements donated under the pilot program and inserting a donation ; (II) in subparagraph (A), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (III) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (IV) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) the performance of a minor construction, or nonrecurring maintenance, project of the Department. ; (ii) in paragraph (2)— (I) in subparagraph (A), by striking construction of the facility and inserting donation ; (II) in subparagraph (B), by inserting maintaining, after altering, ; 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 property and improvements ; and (iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I), by striking construction and donation of the real property and improvements and inserting donation ; and (D) in subsection (g)(1), by striking real property and improvements donated and inserting donations . (b) Extension Such section is further amended, in subsection (i), by striking December 16, 2026 and inserting December 16, 2031 .

Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 70 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 217 [Report No. 119–97] 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2025 or the CHIP IN for Veterans Act of 2025 . 2. Expanding and extending a pilot program on acceptance by the Department of Veterans Affairs of donated facilities and related improvements (a) Expansion (1) In general Section 2 of the Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–294 ; 38 U.S.C. 8103 note) is amended, in subsection (a)(1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking property ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) A minor construction, or nonrecurring maintenance, project of the Department. . (2) Conforming amendments Such section is further amended— (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 property 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 subparagraph (A), by striking real property and improvements donated under the pilot program and inserting a donation ; (II) in subparagraph (A), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (III) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (IV) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) the performance of a minor construction, or nonrecurring maintenance, project of the Department. ; (ii) in paragraph (2)— (I) in subparagraph (A), by striking construction of the facility and inserting donation ; (II) in subparagraph (B), by inserting maintaining, after altering, ; 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 property and improvements ; and (iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I), by striking construction and donation of the real property and improvements and inserting donation ; and (D) in subsection (g)(1), by striking real property and improvements donated and inserting donations . (b) Extension Such section is further amended, in subsection (i), by striking December 16, 2026 and inserting December 16, 2031 .

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

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 217 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 7, 2025 Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act or the CHIP IN for Veterans Act . 2. Making permanent a pilot program on acceptance by the Department of Veterans Affairs of donated facilities and related improvements (a) Permanence (1) In general Section 2 of the Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–294 , 38 U.S.C. 8103 note) is amended— (A) by striking subsection (i); and (B) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (i). (2) Conforming amendments Such section is further amended— (A) in the section heading, by striking Pilot program on acceptance by the Department of Veterans Affairs of and inserting Program to accept ; (B) by striking pilot each place it appears; (C) in subsection (a)— (i) in the heading, by striking Pilot ; and (ii) by striking paragraph (3); and (D) in subsection (h), by striking until the termination date set forth in subsection (i) . (b) Transfer Section 2 of such Act, as amended by subsection (a), is transferred to subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, inserted after section 8104, and redesignated as section 8104A. (c) Conforming amendments (1) Typeface and style Section 8104A of such title, as added by this section, is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(1)— (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking of title 38, United States Code, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and inserting of this title, the Secretary ; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking of Veterans Affairs ; (B) in subsection (c)(1)(B)(i), by striking of Veterans Affairs ; (C) in the enumerator, by striking Sec. and inserting § ; and (D) in the section heading— (i) by striking the period at the end; and (ii) by conforming the typeface and typestyle, including capitalization, to the typeface and typestyle used in the section heading of section 8104 of such title. (2) Table of sections The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting, after the item relating to section 8104, the following new section: 8104A. Program to accept donated facilities and related improvements . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on December 16, 2026.