# 117-s-3527: 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.

117-s-3527, 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., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] (D-MT); status became_law (as of 2026-01-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-s-3527
- Congress: 117
- 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.
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2022-01-19
- Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] (D-MT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-05

## Summary

**This law lets the Secretary of Veterans Affairs transfer names of Department properties** to other covered Department properties when a narrow set of conditions are met. The law requires the original name to come from statute, the Department to no longer offer benefits or services at the original site, the receiving property to be similar in type and purpose and at a different address within the same named locality, and at least 30 days notice to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs committees and to the State's members of Congress, and it makes legal and regulatory references to the old name apply to the new property while defining covered property to include facilities, structures, real property, and major portions like wings or floors.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 412 | 2 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- VA facility names can move locally: benefit, low. The VA can move a property’s official name to another VA site. The old site must have been named by law and no longer offer VA benefits or services. The new site must be similar in type and purpose and at a different address in the same town or local area. The VA must give the Senate and House Vete…

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## Sources
- [117-s-3527 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3527)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-3527 (as of 2026-01-05).