3.0.0 42 2025-12-05T09:09:46Z 2025-12-05T09:09:46Z Senate S S 2023-01-24 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/42 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-01-24T19:36:22Z 118 3225 HR 2024-04-16 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. Identical bill CRS 2023-01-24 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2023-01-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2023-01-24 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2023-01-24 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2023-01-24 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2023-01-26 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2023-07-27 False C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2023-07-27 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2023-07-27 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2023-07-27 False F000479 Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] John Fetterman D PA K. 2023-09-28 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2023-10-17 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2024-04-16 False Armed Forces and National Security Armed Forces and National Security 2023-02-01T21:00:55Z

00 2023-01-24 Introduced in Senate 2023-06-02T09:13:47Z <p><b>Build, Utilize, Invest, Learn, and Deliver for Veterans Act of 2023 or the BUILD for Veterans Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill addresses Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) capital asset management, planning, and investment.</p> <p>Among other requirements, the VA must </p> <ul> <li>ensure it has dedicated offices or entities and sufficient staff to conduct relevant critical responsibilities for the life cycle of capital asset management at the local, regional, and central office levels;</li> <li>establish a staffing model to ensure a minimum base level of capital asset staffing;</li> <li>develop goals and metrics to assess and improve the performance of VA capital asset management programs;</li> <li>comprehensively review the climate resilience of its facilities, land, and other relevant capital assets;</li> <li>submit the Strategic Plan to Improve VA's Delivery and Management of Capital Assets; and</li> <li>review all relevant authorities of the VA to determine whether the provisions are meaningful, relevant, and reflect current operational needs, organization structure, and all other necessary requirements for the full life cycle of effective and efficient management of capital assets.</li> </ul> <p>The Inspector General of the VA must examine and report on the management and performance of relevant capital asset projects of the VA.</p> <p>The Government Accountability Office must review and report on the VA's progress toward meeting the goals, metrics, and other plans set forth in this bill.</p> <p>The bill also requires various reports from the VA relating to capital asset improvement and the implementation of capital asset directives (e.g., reports on the VA's physical infrastructure and information technology needs).</p>

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