Expanding and extending 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.

(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.