WAIVER Act

Bill: 118-s-3886
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2024-03-06
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2024-03-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3886 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 6, 2024 Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Boozman , Mr. Crapo , and Mr. Lee ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive certain domestic content procurement preferences with respect to certain State home projects, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Waiving Arbitrary and Inconsistent Veteran Home Eligibility and Requirements Act or the WAIVER Act . 2. Waiver of domestic procurement preference with respect to certain State veterans home projects (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall waive under subsection (b) of section 70914 of the Build America, Buy America Act (subtitle A of title IX of division G of Public Law 117–58 ) the domestic content procurement preference under such section with respect to a project for the construction of State home facilities with respect to which the application under section 8135 of title 38, United States Code, for such project was submitted on or before April 15, 2022, and included in the VA State Home Construction Grants Priority List FY 2023 , dated June 1, 2023. (b) State home defined In this section, the term State home has the meaning given that term in section 101(19) of title 38, United States Code.