Bill SponsorBILLSPONSOR
Bill Sponsor
Politicians
Bills
House Bill 3169
115th Congress(2017-2018)
VA Acquisition Workforce Improvement and Streamlining Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 10, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 10, 2017
Latest Action
Jul 10, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3169
Congress
115
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Bruce Poliquin
Maine
Republican
Mike Coffman
Colorado
Republican
Jack Bergman
Michigan
Democrat
Ann McLane Kuster
New Hampshire
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

VA Acquisition Workforce Improvement and Streamlining Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement certain training curricula and certification programs for specified logistics, construction, or facilities management employees of VA or the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

The VA may develop: (1) curricula in a manner that provides such training in person, over a website, or by another federal agency; and (2) certification programs in a manner that uses either one level of certification or more than one level as appropriate for different grades of the General Schedule.

The VA shall prioritize the use of acquisition internship programs to hire employees in entry-level, acquisition positions.

The VA shall develop a plan to reduce duplication and increase efficiencies of the VA's acquisition functions in a manner that achieves cost savings necessary to carry out such training, certification, and acquisition internship programs. The VA shall determine whether to: (1) consolidate or abolish certain service area and program contacting activity offices and transfer their functions to certain other VA or VHA facilities; and (2) consolidate specified functions of the VA's Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction and the VHA's Procurement and Logistics Office into one such office.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
July 10, 2017
Actions (3)
07/10/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
07/10/2017
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
07/10/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:37:29 PM
Copyright © 2024 Civic Bits LLC
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service
What's New
About