3.0.0 5472 2023-01-11T13:32:47Z 2023-01-11T13:32:47Z House HR 2016-06-14 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 14, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COFFMAN:H.R. 5472.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H3816]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Referred to 2016-06-21T14:30:29Z Referred to 2016-06-14T14:01:50Z 2016-06-21 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee 2016-06-14 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2016-06-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-06-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 N Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Government information and archives Public contracts and procurement Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-06-14 Introduced in House 2016-09-28T19:19:12Z VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), with respect to any VA contract that is reported in the Federal Procurement Data System, to record the amount of any cost or price savings realized by using competitive procedures in awarding such contract.

The VA shall make available and use on a VA-wide basis the standardized procurement templates used by the Central Office of the VA, the Veterans Health Administration, the Veterans Benefits Administration, and the National Cemetery Administration. Such templates may be customized to address particular procurement situations.

]]> VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act Display Title VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the procurement practices of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act Introduced in House 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5472ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5472ih.xml 2016-06-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.