Department of Veterans Affairs Construction Management Improvement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5917
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2021-11-09
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-11-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Department of Veterans Affairs Construction Management Improvement Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report on the implementation of operational and policy reforms in construction procurement. Additionally, the VA must report on certain construction projects dealing with the construction, alteration, or acquisition of a medical facility involving a total expenditure of more than $100 million during FY2017-FY2021.<br> </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5917 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 9, 2021 Mr. Banks introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress reports on the implementation of operational and policy reforms with respect to construction projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Construction Management Improvement Act of 2021 . 2. Reports on construction procurement (a) Report on operational and policy reforms Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans Affairs’ of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the implementation of operational and policy reforms in construction procurement. Such report shall include each of the following: (1) A listing and description of each such operational and policy reform relating to minor construction, non-recurring maintenance, leasing, major construction, or super construction. (2) With respect to minor construction and non-recurring maintenance projects— (A) a comparison of procurement lead times and construction completion times for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021; and (B) if the Secretary determines that procurement lead times and construction completion times were successively reduced from fiscal year 2016 through fiscal year 2021, a discussion of how such reduction was accomplished. (3) With respect to major and minor leases— (A) a comparison of procurement lead times and lease activation completion times for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021; (B) if the Secretary determines that procurement lead times and lease activation completion times were successively reduced from fiscal year 2016 through fiscal year 2021, a discussion of how such reduction was accomplished; and (C) a discussion of which leases utilized standardized designs, whether and why any designs were customized, and justifications for instances in which standardized designs were not utilized. (4) With respect to major construction— (A) a comparison of procurement lead times and construction completion times for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021; (B) if the Secretary determines that procurement lead times and construction completion times were successively reduced from fiscal year 2016 through fiscal year 2021, a discussion of how such reduction was accomplished; and (C) a comparison of actual costs to initial cost estimates for each project completed during each of fiscal years 2019 through 2021. (b) Report on cost and schedule variances Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Commanding General of the Army Corps of Engineers, shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report that includes, with respect to each super construction project included in a report under section 8120 of title 38, United States Code, during any of fiscal years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, or 2021— (1) a comparison of the actual cost and schedule variances and the planned cost and schedule for each such project; and (2) an explanation as to why actual cost and schedule variances have or have not improved. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term procurement lead times means the number of days between origination of a requirement and award of a contract or lease. (2) The term construction completion times means the number of days between the provision of notice to proceed and beneficial occupancy. (3) The term lease activation completion times means the number of days between origination of a requirement for a leased facility and activation of such facility.