Fort Bragg Land Transfer for Veterans Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5517 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5517

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 24, 2026

   Mr. Budd introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Bragg Land Transfer for 
Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. 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 (in this section referred to as the 
``State'') 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 
        property 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 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 that term in section 101 of title 38, United 
States Code.
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