#aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #edah  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct !        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to c>ry   
out ! ,m$ical ,surgical ,prime ,v5dor   
program us+ multiple prime v5dors4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,vet]ans ,affairs ,m$ical-,surgical     
,pur*as+ ,/abilization ,act4  #b4       
,m$ical ,surgical ,prime ,v5dor program 
7a7 ,v5dors ,9 procur+ c]ta9 m$ical1    
surgical1 & d5tal supplies or laboratory
 supplies = m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs1 ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs %all c>ry out !       
,m$ical ,surgical ,prime ,v5dor program1
 or successor program1 9 a mann] t--    
7#a7 requires ! ,secret>y to aw>d       
contracts to multiple regional prime    
v5dors in/ead ( a s+le nationwide prime 
v5dor2 &  7#b7 prohibits a prime v5dor f
 solely design+ ! =mul>y ( su* supplies4
  7b7 ,cl9ically driv5 s\rc+  7#a7      
,exp]tise ,9 c>ry+ out ! =mul>y (       
supplies "u ! ,m$ical ,surgical ,prime  
,v5dor program1 or successor program1 ! 

,secret>y %all ensure t ea* employee ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs :o       
conducts =mul>y analyses or makes       
decisions ) respect to includ+ items on 
! =mul>y has m$ical exp]tise relevant to
 ! items = :i* ! employee conducts su*  
analyses or makes su* decisions4  7#b7  
,li/s ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & qu>t]ly       
!reaft] ) respect to any updates1 !     
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committees  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a li/ ( ea*  
employee describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 & !   
relevant m$ical exp]tise ( ! employee1  
li/$ by ! categories ( items 9 ! =mul>y 
describ$ 9 su* p>agraph4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives ,may #ba1            
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