Sec. 7007. REPORT AND PLANNED ACTIONS OF THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO ADDRESS CERTAIN HIGH-RISK AREAS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

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## SEC. 7007 REPORT AND PLANNED ACTIONS OF THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO ADDRESS CERTAIN HIGH-RISK AREAS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ###

(a)Report Required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Comptroller General of the United States, shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report outlining the plan the Secretary has developed and the actions the Secretary has taken to address the areas of concern identified by the Comptroller General for the Department of Veterans Affairs in the 2019 High-Risk List of the Government Accountability Office (GAO-19-157SP) regarding— ####

(1)acquisition management; and ####

(2)managing risks and improving health care. ###

(b)Elements The report under subsection

(a)shall include each of the following: ####

(1)Root causes of the areas of concern described in paragraphs

(1)and

(2)of subsection (a). ####

(2)Corrective actions and specific steps to address each root cause, including— #####

(A)the progress of the Secretary in implementing those actions and steps; and #####

(B)timelines and milestones the Secretary determines feasible to complete each corrective action. ####

(3)Resources the Secretary determines are necessary to implement corrective actions, including— #####

(A)funding; #####

(B)stakeholders; #####

(C)technology; and #####

(D)senior officials responsible for implementing the corrective actions and reporting results. ####

(4)Metrics for assessing progress in addressing the areas of concern described in paragraphs

(1)and

(2)of subsection (a). ####

(5)Key outcomes that demonstrate progress in addressing the areas of concern described in paragraphs

(1)and

(2)of subsection (a). ####

(6)Obstacles to implementation of the plan that the Secretary identifies. ####

(7)Recommendations of the Secretary regarding legislation or funding the Secretary determines necessary to implement the plan. ####

(8)Any other information the Secretary determines is relevant to understanding the progress of the Department toward the removal of the areas of concern from the High Risk List. ###

(c)Annual Updates ####

(1)Update required Not less than once each year during the implementation period under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall submit to Congress an update regarding implementation of each element of the plan under subsection (b). ####

(2)Implementation period The implementation period described in this paragraph begins on the date on which the Secretary submits the report required under subsection

(a)and ends on the earlier of the following dates: #####

(A)The date on which the Comptroller General removes the last area of concern for the Department from the most recent High-Risk List of the Government Accountability Office. #####

(B)The date that is 8 years after the date on which the Secretary submits the plan required under subsection (a).