H.R. 2164

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement with the Montgomery County Land Bank for the transfer of certain land near Dayton National Cemetery to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · March 14, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Turner of Ohio · Committee: Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Table of contents

• H.R. 2164
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Authorization of transfer of certain land near Dayton National Cemetery to Department of Veterans Affairs

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Dayton National Cemetery Expansion Act of 2025.

SEC. 2. Authorization of transfer of certain land near Dayton National Cemetery to Department of Veterans Affairs

• (a) Transfer
  • Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Montgomery County Land Bank makes an offer to transfer to the Department of Veterans Affairs the parcel of land described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall begin the process of entering into an agreement with the Land Bank to carry out such transfer. Under any such agreement—
    • the Land Bank shall agree to transfer to the Department all right, title, and interest in such parcel at no cost of the land to the Department and for no consideration; and
    • the Secretary shall agree to accept such transfer—
      • in order to use such parcel as a national cemetery; and
      • not later than three years after the date on which the Land Bank offers to transfer the parcel.
• (b) Parcel described
  • The parcel of land described in this subsection is the approximately 58 acres of land located in Dayton, Ohio, across from Dayton National Cemetery, bound by the intersection of McCall St. and South Gettysburg Avenue, the intersection of McCall Street and Resaca Avenue, the intersection of South Gettysburg Avenue and U.S. Route 35 of the Interstate Highway System, and depicted on the map titled and dated January 26, 2024, and labeled on the map as . Dayton National Cemetery Proposed Land Transfer Expansion Area
• (c) Rules of construction
  • Nothing in this section shall be construed to—
    • require or encourage the Secretary to acquire any parcel other than the parcel described in subsection (b); or
    • require or encourage the Secretary to enter into any special agreement with an entity other than the Montgomery County Land Bank.
• (d) Montgomery County Land Bank defined
  • In this section, the Montgomery County Land Bank means the land bank located at 130 W. Second Street, Suite 1425, Dayton, Ohio 45402.