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House Bill 2082
117th Congress(2021-2022)
VA Supply Chain Resiliency Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 19, 2021
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
Mar 19, 2021
Latest Action
May 4, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2082
Congress
117
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
Mike Bost
Illinois
Democrat
Ro Khanna
California
Democrat
Jason Crow
Colorado
Democrat
Joe Neguse
Colorado
Republican
Tracey Mann
Kansas
Democrat
Jared Golden
Maine
Democrat
Chris Pappas
New Hampshire
Democrat
Josh Gottheimer
New Jersey
Democrat
Antonio Delgado
New York
Republican
Nicole Malliotakis
New York
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

VA Supply Chain Resiliency Act

This bill addresses the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) supply chain processes, particularly during emergency periods.

The bill requires the VA to submit a report containing a description of the items and quantities of items that are critical with respect to the VA's ongoing response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic and future epidemic, pandemic, emergency, national emergency, or natural disaster scenarios.

The VA and the Department of Defense (DOD) must enter into an agreement to provide for the participation of the VA in the Warstopper Program of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) of DOD. The Warstopper Program was established to satisfy requirements for sudden and sustained increases in production of critical industrial and medical items.

Under such an agreement, the DLA must

  • ensure the maintenance and stability of the items the VA identifies as critical in its report (and that the VA and DOD determine are appropriate for the program),
  • establish guidance for the participation of the VA in the program, and
  • use existing and new contracts and agreements to reserve the supply of critical items.

Finally, the VA must ensure it does not exclusively rely on holding regional, physical inventories of critical items in order to respond to greater than expected needs during epidemic, pandemic, emergency, national emergency, or natural disaster situations.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
March 19, 2021
Related Bills (1)
Mar 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
3
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 887
VA Supply Chain Resiliency Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
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CRS
Actions (7)
05/04/2021
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 6.
05/04/2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
05/04/2021
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged.
04/21/2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
04/20/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
03/19/2021
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
03/19/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
May 11, 2023 3:43:11 PM
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