,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #ecf  #aae?   
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #edah
  ,report ,no4 #aae-fic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se 
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bi1 #bjah   
,mr4 ,b]gman 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1   
,mr4 ,banks ( ,indiana1 & ,mr4 ,dunn7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs     
,may #ba1 #bjah;,additional sponsor3    
,ms4 ,ku/] ( ,new ,hamp%ire  ,may #ba1  
#bjah ,committ$ to ! ,committee ( !     
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &     
ord]$ to be pr9t$  ,a ,,bill  ,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$ical ,surgical ,prime ,v5dor program1
 or successor program1 9 a mann] t--    
7#a7 requires ! ,secret>y to aw>d       
contracts to multiple regional prime    
v5dors in/ead ( a s+le nationwide prime 
v5dor2 &  7#b7 prohibits-- 7,a7 a prime 
v5dor f solely design+ ! =mul>y ( su*   
supplies2 &  7,b7 a prime v5dor f solely
 pur*as+ f su* =mul>y4  7b7 ,cl9ically  
driv5 s\rc+  7#a7 ,exp]tise ,9 c>ry+ out
 ! =mul>y ( supplies "u ! ,m$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  ,may
 #ba1 #bjah ,committ$ to ! ,committee ( 
! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &   
ord]$ to be pr9t$