# 119-hr-7683: VA Fiscal Management Modernization Act

119-hr-7683, VA Fiscal Management Modernization Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7683
- Congress: 119
- Title: VA Fiscal Management Modernization Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-01

## Summary

**Centralizes VA financial leadership under a department Chief Financial Officer who would oversee budgeting, accounting, and major acquisition finance.** The bill would also create an Office of Planning and Budget and a small Legislative and Congressional Budget Information Office, and it extends a capped pension payment deadline to December 31, 2033. - VA financial managers and staff: Creates a Chief Financial Officer post as head of the Office of Planning and Budget with authority over budget formulation and execution, accounting, auditing, acquisition life-cycle management, and Antideficiency Act compliance. Many of these authorities and the new deputy posts would expire five years after enactment. - Congress and congressional committees: Allows direct requests for timely, certified budget and finance information from a Legislative and Congressional Budget Information Office limited to 6 full-time equivalent employees. The Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative Affairs would still have to respond to requests submitted to that office. - Veterans with pensions: Extends a capped pension-related payment deadline from January 31, 2033 to December 31, 2033.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New VA finance office and rules: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would rename the Assistant Secretary for Management to Assistant Secretary for Planning and Budget. That official would be designated the Department's Chief Financial Officer. The CFO would lead a new Office of Planning and Budget and handle VA budgeting, accounting, audits, an…
- VA pension cap date extended: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would change one date in VA law from January 31, 2033 to December 31, 2033. This would extend by 11 months the deadline tied to a capped VA pension-related payment. The bill text does not state the payment amount. The change would take effect on enactment.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-7683 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7683)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7683 (as of 2026-11-01).