,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #a1 #bjag ,mr4 
,ratcliffe introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to e/abli% )9 !   
,(fice ( ! ,"u ,secret>y = ,heal? ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ! position
 ( ,*ief ,in=mation ,(fic] ( ! ,vet]ans 
,heal? ,adm9i/ration1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs         
,in=mation ,te*nology ,re/ructur+ ,act (
 #bjag4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( position (   
,*ief ,in=mation ,(fic] ( ,vet]ans      
,heal? ,adm9i/ration  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,section #gcjf7;a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by       
r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#aj7 z p>agraph    
7#aa72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph  
7#i7 ! foll[+ new p>agraph 7#aj73  7#aj7
 ,! ,*ief ,in=mation ,(fic] ( ! ,vet]ans
 ,heal? ,adm9i/ration1 :o %all-- 7,a7   
s]ve 9 a full-"t capacity at ! ,c5tral  

,(fice ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7,b7 be        
responsible to1 & report directly to1 ! 
,"u ,secret>y = ,heal? on all matt]s    
reg>d+ ! procurem5t1 acquisition1 &     
managem5t ( in=mation te*nology sy/ems &
 s]vices = ! ,vet]ans ,heal?            
,adm9i/ration4  4  7b7 ,initial         
appo9tm5t ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
appo9t an individual to s]ve z ! ,*ief  
,in=mation ,(fic] ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?   
,adm9i/ration "u section #gcjf7;a77#aj7 
( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z     
am5d$ by subsection 7a74