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HR8548Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
introduced
HR6549119th CongressWALLET
VA Contracting and Procurement Act
Sponsored By: Representative Bergman
In Committee
Summary
Would impose a uniform $50.0 million cap on VA contracts and agreements and add new procurement rules, reporting, and congressional notice requirements while preserving narrow emergency exceptions. It centralizes budget discipline across community care, benefits, and health procurement and sets a new procurement path for prosthetic devices.
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Bill Overview
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4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
VA $50 million contract cap
If enacted, the VA would not be able to obligate or expend more than $50,000,000 on any single contract or agreement unless Congress specifically authorized the funds. The $50 million limit would apply across VA health care, benefits, education, prosthetics, community care, resource-sharing, and veteran-owned small business contracting authorities. The limit would not apply during a declaration of war, certain War Powers cases, a presidential national emergency, a qualifying presidential major disaster that affects a State and a VA medical facility, or an HHS public health emergency. This rule would start upon enactment.
VA prosthetics buying and billing rules
If enacted, the VA would set clear rules for buying prosthetic appliances and surgical implants. The VA would keep a procurement catalog and coordinate data with the Defense Health Agency. Manufacturers could propose catalog revisions electronically, and the VA would buy surgical implants with a firm-fixed-price single purchase order processed through the Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The rules would aim to stop duplicate bills and let the VA fix billing errors in real time, with parts required within one year and three years and an interim twice-yearly revision acceptance rule.
Buy American for emergency medical supplies
If enacted, the VA would be required to buy health‑care items for an All‑Hazards Emergency Cache in line with domestic preference laws. The Secretary could waive that requirement during an emergency if following domestic preference would threaten veteran health or safety. If the Secretary waived the rule, the VA would have to notify the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees within 30 days with the emergency, the item, a cost estimate, and why domestic sourcing was infeasible. The VA would also certify each year by November 1 whether it complied during the prior fiscal year.
Limits on large VA education agreements
If enacted, the VA would be barred from obligating or spending more than $50,000,000 on any single agreement under the VA education benefits chapter unless Congress authorized the funds or the Secretary followed a notification process. For over‑cap agreements without prior authorization, the Secretary would notify House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees with purpose, scope, estimated total cost, and period of performance and then wait 30 legislative days. Congress could introduce a joint resolution of disapproval within 10 legislative days and consider it under expedited procedures. This rule would start upon enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Bergman
MI • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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