{"format":1,"id":"117-s-3527","congress":117,"number":"S. 3527","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"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.","title_source":"Display Title","official_title":"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.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"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."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"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."}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 117-137","introduced":"2022-01-19","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-05-17","vote":{"id":"117-2022-h198","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"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","result":"Passed","yea":412,"nay":2,"present":0,"not_voting":14,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll198.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"voice","date":"2022-02-03","vote":null,"how":"unanimous_consent","words":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent."}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2022-06-07"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 117-137.","date":"2022-06-07"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2022-06-07","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"p","t":"This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to transfer the name of a facility, structure, real property, or a major part of such properties (e.g., a wing) to another VA facility under certain circumstances."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, the VA may transfer the name if (1) the original property was designated with its name by law; (2) the VA no longer offers benefits or services at the original property; (3) the other property is similar in type and purpose to the original property; (4) the other property is located in a different location or a different address from the original property within the town, city, or other local government area specified in the designation; and (5) such transfer occurs at least 30 days after the VA notifies Congress of the intent to transfer the name."}],"words":134},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer a name given by law to a Department of Veterans Affairs facility, structure or real property over to other Department property, under stated conditions.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3527/text/enr#id296d506de01a4ea68608999ae06926c9:~:text=1.%20Authority%20of%20Secretary%20of%20Veterans%20Affairs"}]},"core_areas":["Naming of Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, structures and real property"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Amends section 531 of title 38, United States Code, so the existing limit on naming Department property applies except as expressly provided by law or as authorized under a new subsection on transferring names.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3527/text/enr#id296d506de01a4ea68608999ae06926c9:~:text=1.%20Authority%20of%20Secretary%20of%20Veterans%20Affairs"}},{"text":"Allows the Secretary to transfer the name of covered property of the Department to other covered property of the Department if the original property was designated with that name by law.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3527/text/enr#id296d506de01a4ea68608999ae06926c9:~:text=1.%20Authority%20of%20Secretary%20of%20Veterans%20Affairs"}},{"text":"Requires, for a transfer, that the Department no longer offers benefits or services at the original property and that the other property is similar in type and purpose to it.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3527/text/enr#id296d506de01a4ea68608999ae06926c9:~:text=1.%20Authority%20of%20Secretary%20of%20Veterans%20Affairs"}},{"text":"Requires that the other property be at a different location or address from the original within the town, city or other local government area specified in the law that designated the name.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3527/text/enr#id296d506de01a4ea68608999ae06926c9:~:text=1.%20Authority%20of%20Secretary%20of%20Veterans%20Affairs"}},{"text":"Requires that a transfer occur not less than 30 days after the Secretary notifies the Senate and House Committees on Veterans' Affairs and each member of Congress representing the State where the properties are located.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3527/text/enr#id296d506de01a4ea68608999ae06926c9:~:text=1.%20Authority%20of%20Secretary%20of%20Veterans%20Affairs"}},{"text":"Provides that, after a transfer, any reference in a law, regulation, map, document, paper or other United States record to the property originally named by law is deemed a reference to the property that received the name.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3527/text/enr#id296d506de01a4ea68608999ae06926c9:~:text=1.%20Authority%20of%20Secretary%20of%20Veterans%20Affairs"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3527/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3527","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3527/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-s-3527.png","v":"2d85737f67c0","alt":"Votes on Record. S. 3527, 117th Congress: 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. House: 412 Yea, 2 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 7 Jun 2022."}}