,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cgcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #aa1 #bjah,mr4
 ,cassidy introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to c>ry out ! ,m$ical ,surgical ,prime  
,v5dor program us+ multiple prime       
v5dors1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans
 ,affairs ,m$ical-,surgical ,pur*as+    
,/abilization ,act4  #b4 ,procurem5t (  
supplies "u ,m$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 a 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$ical ,surgical ,prime  
,v5dor program1 or a successor program1 
! ,secret>y %all ensure t ea* employee (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs :o     
conducts =mul>y analyses or makes       
decisions ) respect to includ+ items on 
! =mul>y has m$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 ! ,committee on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !      
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 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