Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Reform Act of 2025
- Bill Number
- S. 2412
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-07-23: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Last Updated
- 2025-08-07T15:46:32Z
AI-Generated Summary
Purpose
This legislation aims to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by centralizing and improving its management of construction, facilities, acquisition, procurement, logistics, and leasing activities. It addresses findings that the current organization is non-compliant, redundant, and ineffective.
Key Provisions
- Director of Construction and Facilities Management Reforms: Amends section 312A of title 38, United States Code, to expand the Director's oversight. Employees handling planning, design, construction, strategic planning, leasing, maintenance, and related procurement must report to the Director. The Director now coordinates with the Under Secretary for Health and the Chief Acquisition Officer.
- Consolidation of Construction and Leasing: Requires the VA Secretary to consolidate relevant functions and employees from the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), and National Cemetery Administration (NCA) under the Director within one year. This includes establishing a regional organizational structure.
- Consolidation of Acquisition, Procurement, and Logistics: Mandates organizational consolidation of these functions from VBA, VHA, and NCA under the Chief Acquisition Officer within one year. Requires a regional structure aligned with Veterans Integrated Service Networks, including regional directors (career-reserved positions) for acquisition, logistics, and construction, as well as sub-directors for construction and leasing.
- Hiring Improvements: Directs the VA to prioritize acquisition internship programs for entry-level positions. Increases annual participants to 2–4 times the fiscal year 2025 level, with termination upon certification that workforce needs are met.
- Reporting Requirements: Requires reports to Congress within 90 days on using recruitment authorities and within 390 days on consolidation implementation.
Significant Changes to Existing Law
- Updates section 312A of title 38, United States Code, by adding supervision requirements and new definitions for major/minor medical facility projects and leases.
- Introduces mandatory consolidations and regional structures not previously required, shifting authority from individual administrations (VBA, VHA, NCA) to centralized VA offices.
- Establishes new hiring targets and regional oversight roles, including career-reserved positions under title 5, United States Code.
Potential Impacts
- Government Agencies: Streamlines operations within the VA by reducing redundancy across VBA, VHA, and NCA, potentially improving efficiency in real estate and procurement but requiring significant internal reorganization.
- Citizens: May indirectly affect veterans through faster or more effective facility construction, leasing, and acquisition of supplies, though direct citizen impacts are not specified.
- International Relations: No provisions address international matters.
Main Stakeholders Affected
- VA Secretary and leadership (including the Director of Construction and Facilities Management and Chief Acquisition Officer).
- Employees in VBA, VHA, and NCA involved in construction, leasing, acquisition, procurement, and logistics.
- Regional directors and acquisition workforce personnel.
- Congress (via required reports).
Notable Legal, Constitutional, or Political Implications
- Focuses on administrative restructuring within the executive branch without altering statutory authorities beyond the specified amendments.
- Emphasizes career-reserved positions to maintain continuity in key roles.
- No explicit constitutional issues raised; changes are limited to internal VA organization and hiring practices.
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Sponsor
Cosponsors (1)
Recent Actions
- 2025-07-23: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2025-07-23: Introduced in Senate
Bill Versions
- Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Reform Act of 2025 — issued 2025-07-23 — PDF (11 pages)