Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Restructuring Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1452
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2017-06-28
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computers and information technology

Department of Veterans Affairs

Executive agency funding and structure

Federal officials

Public contracts and procurement

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-06-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Restructuring Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill establishes in the Office of the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) the position of Chief Information Officer of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), who shall: (1) serve at the Central Office of the VA; and (2) be responsible for, and report to the Under Secretary on, all matters regarding the procurement, acquisition, and management of information technology systems and services for the VHA. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1452 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 28, 2017 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Young , and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish within the Office of the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs the position of Chief Information Officer of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Restructuring Act of 2017 . 2. Establishment of position of Chief Information Officer of Veterans Health Administration (a) In general Section 7306(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph (10): (10) The Chief Information Officer of the Veterans Health Administration, who shall— (A) serve in a full-time capacity at the Central Office of the Department; and (B) be responsible to, and report directly to, the Under Secretary for Health on all matters regarding the procurement, acquisition, and management of information technology systems and services for the Veterans Health Administration. . (b) Initial appointment Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall appoint an individual to serve as the Chief Information Officer of the Veterans Health Administration under section 7306(a)(10) of title 38, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a).