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119-s-2412119th CongressWALLET

Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Reform Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Banks, Jim [R-IN]

Introduced

Summary

Would consolidate VA construction, leasing, and acquisition under dedicated leaders to streamline facility projects and contracting. It would create a single chain of command for planning, capital investment, leases, repairs, maintenance, and procurement tied to major and minor medical facility projects and leases.

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  • Would centralize all planning, design, construction, leasing, repair, maintenance, and equipment procurement for major and minor medical facility projects under the Director of Construction and Facilities Management (CFM). This aims to coordinate projects and leases across VA medical sites.
  • Would move employees who handle construction, leasing, and related functions from the Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Health Administration, and National Cemetery Administration into CFM and require a regional structure aligned to Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) where practicable. Regional directors for acquisition, logistics, and construction would be career-reserved positions and may be selected from current VA staff.
  • Would consolidate acquisition, procurement, and logistics under the Chief Acquisition Officer and set entry-level hiring targets for acquisition internships: by the first fiscal year after enactment annual participation must be at least twice but no more than four times the 2025 level. VA must report within 90 days on using 38 U.S.C. § 706 to grow the acquisition workforce and within 390 days on how the regional consolidations are implemented.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Centralize VA acquisition functions

If enacted, the VA Secretary would put acquisition, procurement, contracting, logistics, and related administration under the Chief Acquisition Officer within one year. VA would create regional offices aligned with Veterans Integrated Service Network boundaries where practical. Regional directors of acquisition, logistics, and construction would be career-reserved positions reporting to the Chief Acquisition Officer. This is an internal reorganization; veterans and suppliers would be affected only indirectly through changes in how VA buys goods and services.

Combine VA construction and leasing

If enacted, the VA Secretary would consolidate construction, leasing, repair, planning, and procurement for VA facilities under the Director of Construction and Facilities Management within one year. Employees who do planning, design, construction, leases, maintenance, or related procurement would report to that Director. The bill would require regional construction and leasing directors who report to regional acquisition leadership. It would define major medical facility projects and leases by referring to 38 U.S.C. 8104(a)(3); any project or lease not major would be treated as minor. The consolidation would not be read to force VA employees to physically relocate.

Expand VA acquisition internships

If enacted, VA would prioritize hiring entry-level acquisition staff through internship programs immediately. By Sept. 30 of the first fiscal year after enactment, annual internship participants would be at least two times and not more than four times the number in fiscal year 2025. That numeric rule would end when the Secretary certifies to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees that projected graduates will meet acquisition workforce needs, accounting for attrition and retirements. The Secretary would report within 90 days on use of recruitment authorities under 38 U.S.C. 706 and within 390 days on how the consolidations were implemented. The bill defines the acquisition workforce as the 1102 occupational series.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Banks, Jim [R-IN]

IN • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 7/23/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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