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HR 5472 114th Congress House

VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the procurement practices of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 14, 2016 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans AffairsGovernment information and archivesPublic contracts and procurement
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 21, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Jun 14, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 14, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 21, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), with respect to any VA contract that is reported in the Federal Procurement Data System, to record the amount of any cost or price savings realized by using competitive procedures in awarding such contract.

The VA shall make available and use on a VA-wide basis the standardized procurement templates used by the Central Office of the VA, the Veterans Health Administration, the Veterans Benefits Administration, and the National Cemetery Administration. Such templates may be customized to address particular procurement situations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2006 Reintroduced Bill VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5472: VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5472/
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"H.R. 5472: VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5472/.
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