HR 217
CHIP IN for Veterans Act of 2025
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Bill overview
This bill makes a pilot program established in 2016 permanent, allowing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to accept donations of property and facilities from nonfederal entities like state authorities or private organizations. The program currently limits the number of donations accepted, but this bill removes that restriction. The VA will now be able to permanently accept these donations starting December 16, 2026.
Key provisions
- Makes the VA’s property donation pilot program permanent.
- Removes the limit on the number of donations the VA can accept.
- Transfers the program to a specific section of Title 38 of the United States Code.
- Changes the program’s title and heading to reflect its permanent status.
- Updates references to the VA to align with the program’s permanent status.
- Specifies the effective date for the changes as December 16, 2026.
Who is affected
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Nonfederal entities (e.g., state authorities, private organizations)
- Veterans
Notable changes
- The program, previously a pilot, is now permanent.
- The limit on the number of donations accepted by the VA has been removed.
- The program’s legal citation and title have been updated.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 217
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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.
This Act may be cited as the Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act CHIP IN for Veterans Act
or the
.
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—
by striking subsection (i); and
by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (i).
Such section is further amended—
in the section heading, by striking Pilot program on acceptance by the Department of Veterans Affairs of
and inserting Program to accept
;
piloteach place it appears;
in subsection (a)—
in the heading, by striking Pilot
; and
by striking paragraph (3); and
in subsection (h), by striking until the termination date set forth in subsection (i)
.
Section 8104A of such title, as added by this section, is amended—
in subsection (a)(1)—
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
in subparagraph (B), by striking of Veterans Affairs
;
of Veterans Affairs;
in the enumerator, by striking Sec.
and inserting §
; and
in the section heading—
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:
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on December 16, 2026.