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S. 3527 (117th): A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer the name of property of the Department of Veterans Affairs designated by law to other property of the Department.

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The text of the bill below is as of Jan 19, 2022 (Introduced).

II

117th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 3527

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 19 (legislative day, January 18), 2022

introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer the name of property of the Department of Veterans Affairs designated by law to other property of the Department.

1.

Authority of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer names of facilities, structures, or real property of Department of Veterans Affairs

(a)

In general

Section 531 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in the section heading, by striking Requirement and inserting Requirements;

(2)

in subsection (a), by striking Except as expressly provided by law and inserting the following:

(a)

Naming limitation

Except as expressly provided by law or as authorized under subsection (b)

; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following new subsection (b):

(b)

Transfer of names

(1)

In general

The Secretary may transfer the name of covered property of the Department to other covered property of the Department if—

(A)

the original covered property was designated with that name by law; and

(B)

the other covered property is located in a different location or at a different address from the original covered property within the town, city, or other local government area specified in the designation made by such law.

(2)

References

If the Secretary transfers the name of covered property under paragraph (1), any reference in a law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the covered property originally named by law shall be deemed to be a reference to the covered property to which the name has been transferred under such paragraph.

(3)

Covered property

In this subsection, the term covered property means a facility, structure, or real property of the Department or a major portion (such as a wing or floor) of any such facility, structure, or real property.

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(b)

Clerical amendment

The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 531 and inserting the following new item:

531. Requirements relating to naming of Department property.

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