May 19, 2025
Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia (for herself and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act
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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 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.