To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the State of North Carolina a certain parcel of real property located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on which the State shall construct a veterans' State home, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10159 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10159

To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the State of North 
Carolina a certain parcel of real property located at Fort Bragg, North 
 Carolina, on which the State shall construct a veterans' State home, 
                        and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 27, 2026

 Mr. Hudson (for himself and Mr. Knott) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL

 
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the State of North 
Carolina a certain parcel of real property located at Fort Bragg, North 
 Carolina, on which the State shall construct a veterans' State home, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT BRAGG, HARNETT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army (in this section 
referred to as the ``Secretary'') may convey, without consideration, to 
the State of North Carolina all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the parcel of real property described in 
subsection (b), including any improvements thereon, for the purpose of 
constructing a State home under the jurisdiction of the North Carolina 
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
    (b) Property Described.--
            (1) In general.--The property to be conveyed under this 
        section consists of approximately 20 acres of land situated on 
        Fort Bragg Training Area in Harnett County, North Carolina 
        (commonly referred to as Parcel 3B).
            (2) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the 
        parcel described in paragraph (1) shall be determined by a 
        survey satisfactory to the Secretary.
    (c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall require the State of 
        North Carolina to cover all costs to be incurred by the 
        Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by 
        the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection 
        (a), including costs for environmental and real estate due 
        diligence and any other administrative costs related to the 
        conveyance.
            (2) Refund of excess amounts.--If amounts are collected 
        from the State under paragraph (1) in advance of the Secretary 
        incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds 
        the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the 
        conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall refund the 
        excess amount to the State.
    (d) Reversionary Interest.--If the Secretary determines at any time 
that the property conveyed under subsection (a) is not being used for 
activities related to a State home, all right, title, and interest in 
and to the property, including any improvements thereto, may, at the 
option of the Secretary, revert to and become the property of the 
United States, and the United States may have the right of immediate 
entry onto such property.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance 
under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States.
    (f) State Home Defined.--In this section, the term ``State home'' 
has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38, United 
States Code.
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