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