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Union Calendar No. 536 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5418 

[Report No. 115–693] 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the Medical Surgical 

Prime Vendor program using multiple prime vendors. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 29, 2018 

Mr. BERGMAN (for himself, Mr. PETERS, Mr. BANKS of Indiana, and Mr. 

DUNN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Veterans’ Affairs 

MAY 21, 2018 

Additional sponsor: Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire 

MAY 21, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 

the Medical Surgical Prime Vendor program using multiple prime vendors. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Affairs Med5 ical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. MEDICAL SURGICAL PRIME VENDOR PROGRAM. 

7 (a) VENDORS.—In procuring certain medical, sur8 gical, and dental supplies or laboratory supplies for med9 ical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the 

10 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out the Medical 

11 Surgical Prime Vendor program, or successor program, in 

12 a manner that— 

13 (1) requires the Secretary to award contracts to 

14 multiple regional prime vendors instead of a single 

15 nationwide prime vendor; and 

16 (2) prohibits— 

17 (A) a prime vendor from solely designing 

18 the formulary of such supplies; and 

19 (B) a prime vendor from solely purchasing 

20 from such formulary. 

21 (b) CLINICALLY DRIVEN SOURCING.— 

22 (1) EXPERTISE.—In carrying out the formulary 

23 of supplies under the Medical Surgical Prime Vendor 

24 program, or successor program, the Secretary shall 

25 ensure that each employee of the Department of 


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1 Veterans Affairs who conducts formulary analyses or 

2 makes decisions with respect to including items on 

3 the formulary has medical expertise relevant to the 

4 items for which the employee conducts such analyses 

5 or makes such decisions. 

6 (2) LISTS.—Not later than 30 days after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly 

8 thereafter with respect to any updates, the Secretary 

9 shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs 

10 of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 

11 list of each employee described in paragraph (1) and 

12 the relevant medical expertise of the employee, listed 

13 by the categories of items in the formulary described 

14 in such paragraph. 


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Union Calendar No. 536 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5418 

[Report No. 115–693] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry 

using multiple prime vendors. out the Medical Surgical Prime Vendor program 

MAY 21, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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