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[H.R. 2499 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 523
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2499

                          [Report No. 118-625]

    To 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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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2023

   Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

                             August 9, 2024

            Additional sponsors: Mr. Self and Mr. Rosendale

                             August 9, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 
                                6, 2023]


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                                 A BILL


 
    To 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.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``VA Supply Chain Management System 
Authorization Act''.

SEC. 2. 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 an 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 
Department of Veterans Affairs facility before implementing the system 
throughout the Department. 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.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN HOUSING LOAN FEES.

    The loan fee table in section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``November 15, 2031'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``December 17, 2031''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 523

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2499

                          [Report No. 118-625]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

    To 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             August 9, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed