S. 1835

119 S1835 IS: Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-21
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  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 1835
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  May 21, 2025
  Mrs. Fischer  (for herself and  Mr. Ricketts ) introduced the following bill; which
  was read twice and 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 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
Subsection (a)(1) of 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)
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)(ii), 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)
in subparagraph (A)—
(I)
by inserting  alter, maintain,  after  design, ;
(II)
by striking  real property and improvements donated  and inserting  a donation ; and
(III)
by striking  of the real property and improvements ; and
(ii)
in subparagraph (B)—
(I)
in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting  alter, maintain,  after  design, ; and
(II)
in clause (ii)(I), by striking  construction and donation of the real property and improvements  and inserting  donation ; and
(D)
in subsection (g)—
(i)
in paragraph (1)—
(I)
by striking  real property and improvements donated  and inserting  donations ; and
(II)
by striking  that property  and inserting  that donation ; and
(ii)
in paragraph (2)—
(I)
by striking  of real property and improvements conducted ; and
(II)
by striking  that property  and inserting  those donations .
(b)
Extension
Such section is further amended, in subsection (i), by striking  December 16, 2026  and inserting  December 16, 2031 .