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H.R. 5099: CHIP IN for Vets Act of 2016

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H.R. 5099: CHIP IN for Vets Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-04-28 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-294.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-04-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 114-294. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

CHIP IN for Vets Act of 2016

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 7, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 or the CHIP IN for Vets Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year pilot program under which it may accept up to five donations by non-federal entities of: (1) real property that includes a constructed facility or that is to be used as the site of a facility constructed by the entity, and (2) a facility to be constructed by the entity on real property of the VA. A donation must be: (1) a property for which funds have been appropriated for a VA facility project or a property that is identified as meeting a need of the VA as part of its long-range capital planning process and that is the location for a VA facility project that is included on the Strategic Capital Investment Planning process priority list; and (2) donated pursuant to a formal agreement with the VA for a VA facility project in an amount acceptable to the VA at no additional cost to the federal government. Such a formal agreement must provide for: (1) the donation of real property that includes a constructed facility; or (2) the construction of a facility on VA real property or on real property donated to the VA by the entity. An agreement that provides for the construction of a facility shall require the entity to: conduct all necessary environmental and historic preservation due diligence, comply with all local zoning requirements, obtain all required construction permits, use construction standards required of the VA when designing, repairing, altering, or building the facility, and provide the real property, improvements, goods, or services in a manner sufficient to complete the construction at no additional cost to the federal government. The VA may not: (1) pay rent, usage fees, or any other amounts to an entity for the use or occupancy of real property donated under this bill; and (2) provide funds to help the entity finance, design, or construct such a facility that are in addition to those appropriated for the facility as of the date of the donation agreement. An entity that: (1) is donating a facility constructed by the entity shall be required to provide other funds in addition to the amounts provided by the VA that are needed to complete construction of the facility; and (2) seeks to donate real property shall submit an application to address needs relating to VA facilities, including health care needs, identified in its Construction and Long-Range Capital Plan in such manner as the VA may require. The VA shall include in the annual budget submitted to Congress by the President information regarding real property donated under the pilot program and the status of facility projects relating to that property. The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress every two years until the program ends on the donation agreements under the program.

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Official text

CHIP IN for Vets Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5099, Communities Helping Invest through Property Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 (2016-10-26)

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Adrian Smith (R-NE)

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Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5099 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114