119 HR 3494 IH: VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-05-19 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.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3494IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 19, 2025Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia (for herself and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out an information technology system and prioritize certain requirements to manage supply chains for medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act.

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Management of supply chains for medical facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs

(a)

Authorization

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized to— (1)purchase or develop for the Veterans Health Administration a cloud-based information technology system for the management of inventory, including expendable and nonexpendable items; and (2)implement such system. (b)

Pilot

If the Secretary purchases or develops a system under subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out a pilot program at one Veterans Health Administration facility before implementing the system throughout the Veterans Health Administration. The pilot program shall be designed to determine whether the functions of the system are satisfactory. (c)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Veterans Affairs $50,000,000 to carry out this section. (d)

Deadline

If the Secretary purchases or develops a system under subsection (a), the Secretary shall complete the implementation of the system by not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act.