H.R. 10159

[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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