3.0.0 3169 2023-01-11T13:37:29Z 2023-01-11T13:37:29Z House HR 2017-07-10 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 115 (Monday, July 10, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. POLIQUIN:H.R. 3169.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H5391]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2017-07-10T17:39:43Z Referred to 2017-07-10T14:00:48Z hsap00 Appropriations Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-07-10T14:00:53Z 2017-07-10 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2017-07-10 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsap00 Appropriations Committee 2017-07-10 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-07-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000611 Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] Bruce Poliquin R ME 2 N B001301 Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] Jack Bergman R MI 1 2017-07-10 True K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2017-07-10 True C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2017-08-01 False Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Executive agency funding and structure Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Licensing and registrations Public contracts and procurement Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-07-10 Introduced in House 2018-04-20T21:45:15Z VA Acquisition Workforce Improvement and Streamlining Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement certain training curricula and certification programs for specified logistics, construction, or facilities management employees of VA or the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

The VA may develop: (1) curricula in a manner that provides such training in person, over a website, or by another federal agency; and (2) certification programs in a manner that uses either one level of certification or more than one level as appropriate for different grades of the General Schedule.

The VA shall prioritize the use of acquisition internship programs to hire employees in entry-level, acquisition positions.

The VA shall develop a plan to reduce duplication and increase efficiencies of the VA's acquisition functions in a manner that achieves cost savings necessary to carry out such training, certification, and acquisition internship programs. The VA shall determine whether to: (1) consolidate or abolish certain service area and program contacting activity offices and transfer their functions to certain other VA or VHA facilities; and (2) consolidate specified functions of the VA's Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction and the VHA's Procurement and Logistics Office into one such office.

]]> VA Acquisition Workforce Improvement and Streamlining Act Display Title VA Acquisition Workforce Improvement and Streamlining Act Official Title as Introduced To improve the hiring, training, and efficiency of acquisition personnel and organizations of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced VA Acquisition Workforce Improvement and Streamlining Act Introduced in House 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3169ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3169ih.xml 2017-07-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. 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.