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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · S. 2988 (Introduced in Senate) — To bolster upgrades and infrastructure for lasting development at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other p... · Sec. 12

Sec. 12. Consolidation of Department of Veterans Affairs acquisition, procurement, and logistics

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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall organizationally consolidate under the Chief Acquisition Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs (designated in accordance with section 1702 of title 41, United States Code) the functions of the Veterans Benefits Administration, the Veterans Health Administration, and the National Cemetery Administration relating to— acquisition; procurement and contracting; logistics; and the administration of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code. The Secretary shall establish a regional organizational structure for the employees performing the functions described in subsection
(a)reporting to the Chief Acquisition Officer of the Department. The regional organizational structure established pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall— correspond in part or in whole to the boundaries of the Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Veterans Health Administration; may include overarching or constituent organizational structures; and may include dedicated offices for the Veterans Benefits Administration or National Cemetery Administration. The Secretary shall ensure that each region within the organizational structure established pursuant to paragraph
(1)is headed by a regional director of acquisition, logistics, and construction reporting to the Chief Acquisition Officer of the Department responsible for supervising the functions described in (a). Each regional director described in clause
(i)shall be a career reserved position, as such term is defined in section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code. Regional directors described in clause
(i)may be selected from among current employees of the Department performing functions described in subsection (a). The Secretary shall ensure that each region within the organizational structure established pursuant to paragraph
(1)includes a regional director of construction and leasing who— reports to the regional director of acquisition, logistics, and construction heading the region pursuant to subparagraph (A); and is responsible for supervising the employees for the region described in section 4(2). Subsection
(a)shall not be construed to require the physical relocation of employees of the Department.
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