H.R. 217 – Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2025

The bill was introduced by Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) on May 19, 2025, in the House of Representatives.

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’’.

Section 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 paragraph:

‘‘(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’’;

(i)
in subsection (c)—(i)(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 semi-colon; (III)
in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and(iv)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

‘‘(C) the performance of a minor construction, or nonrecurring maintenance, project of
the Department.’’

(ii) in subsection (c)(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’’;

(iii) in subsection (e)(1)—(i) by inserting ‘‘alter, maintain,’’ after ‘‘design,’’ both places it appears; (ii) in subparagraph (A),
by striking ‘‘real property and improvements donated’’ and inserting ‘‘a donation’’; and(III)
in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I), by striking ‘‘construction and donation of the real property and improvements’’ and inserting ‘‘donation’’;

(iv) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘real property and improvements donated’’ and inserting ‘‘donations’’;