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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. 

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. 


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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 ‘‘VA Supply Chain Man5 agement System Authorization Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT OF SUPPLY CHAINS FOR MEDICAL 

7 FACILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

8 AFFAIRS. 

9 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Af10 fairs is authorized to— 

11 (1) purchase or develop for the Veterans Health 

12 Administration an information technology system for 

13 the management of inventory, including expendable 

14 and nonexpendable items; and 

15 (2) implement such system. 

16 (b) PILOT.—If the Secretary purchases or develops a 

17 system under subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out 

18 a pilot program at one Department of Veterans Affairs fa19 cility before implementing the system throughout the De20 partment. The pilot program shall be designed to determine 

21 whether the functions of the system are satisfactory. 

22 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

23 authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Vet24 erans Affairs $50,000,000 to carry out this section. 


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1 (d) DEADLINE.—If the Secretary purchases or develops 

2 a system under subsection (a), the Secretary shall complete 

3 the implementation of the system by not later than three 

4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

5 SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN HOUSING LOAN FEES. 

6 The loan fee table in section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, 

7 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘November 15, 

8 2031’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘December 17, 

9 2031’’. 


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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 

Veterans Affairs. chains for medical facilities of the Department of prioritize certain requirements to manage supply carry out an information technology system and 

AUGUST 9, 2024 

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


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