116 HR 6589 IH: CFO Authority and Collaboration Act of 2020 U.S. House of Representatives 2020-04-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6589IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 21, 2020Mrs. Lee of Nevada introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and submit to Congress a plan to address the material weakness of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the CFO Authority and Collaboration Act of 2020.

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Plan to address material weakness of Department of Veterans Affairs

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall—(1)develop a plan, including steps and related timelines, for fully addressing—(A)the repeated material weakness of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and(B)the recommendations of the auditor related to entity level controls, including the organizational structure of the office of the Chief Financial Officer of the Department; and(2)submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing a description of—(A)the plan developed under paragraph (1); and(B)the steps the Secretary plans to take to provide sufficient authority to the Chief Financial Officer of the Department to carry out the requirements of section 902 of title 31, United States Code.