Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “VA Supply Chain Management System Authorization Act”.
VA Supply Chain Management System Authorization Act
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.
Sec. 2 Management of supply chains for medical facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs
Authorization— The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized to—
purchase or develop for the Veterans Health Administration an information technology system for the management of inventory, including expendable and nonexpendable items; and
implement such system.
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.
Authorization of appropriations— There is authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Veterans Affairs $50,000,000 to carry out this section.
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”.