,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #addf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bi1    
#bjba,mr4 ,moran 7for himself and ,mr4  
,tester7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,veterans ,affairs to submit to         
,congress a plan for obligating and     
expending ,coronavirus pandemic funding 
made available to the ,department of    
,veterans ,affairs1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,congressional oversight 
of ,coronavirus pandemic funding made   
available to ,department of ,veterans   
,affairs  7a7 ,plan and expenditures by 
,secretary  7#a7 ,plan ,not later than  
#cj days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of        
,veterans ,affairs shall submit to the  
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,senate and the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives a detailed plan for    

obligating and expending covered funds1 
including a detailed justification for  
each type of obligation of such funds4  
7#b7 ,biweekly reports ,not less        
frequently than once every #ad days     
during the period beginning on the date 
on which the plan under paragraph 7#a7  
is submitted and ending seven days after
 the date on which the ,secretary has   
expended all covered funds1 the         
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,senate and the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives a report detailing the 
obligation and expenditure of1 and the  
planned use for1 such funds during the  
period covered by the report1 including 
a written justification for any         
deviation in such obligations1          
expenditures1 or planned uses from such 
plan4  7b7 ,inspector ,general audits   
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #abj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 and semiannually thereafter  

for three years or until the ,secretary 
has expended all covered funds1         
whichever occurs first1 the ,inspector  
,general of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs shall submit to the ,committee
 on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate  
and the ,committee on ,veterans'        
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives a report examining the 
obligations and expenditures made using 
covered funds during the period covered 
by the report4  7#b7 ,contents ,each    
report submitted under paragraph 7#a7   
shall include the following3 7,a7 ,a    
comparison of how the funds are being   
obligated and expended to how the funds 
were planned to be obligated and        
expended in the plan under subsection   
7a77#a74  7,b7 ,areas of waste1 fraud1  
and abuse1 if any4  7,c7 ,such other    
matters as the ,inspector ,general      
considers appropriate4  7c7 ,comptroller
 ,general reviews  7#a7 ,interim report 
,not later than ,september #cj1 #bjbb1  
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united

 ,states shall submit to the ,committee 
on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,veterans'        
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives a report containing a  
review of obligations and expenditures  
made using covered funds4  7#b7         
,contents ,the report submitted under   
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        
following3 7,a7 ,a review of the process
 of the ,department of ,veterans        
,affairs for preparing the request for  
funds4  7,b7 ,an explanation of how the 
expenditure of such funds met the goals 
of the ,department during the public    
health emergency for which the funds    
were made available4  7,c7 ,any         
recommendations to improve the process  
of identifying needs and expending funds
 during similar situations in the       
future4  7,d7 ,a review of the plans of 
the ,department to continue programs or 
investments that were begun with such   
funds but will continue after such funds
 are expended4  7#c7 ,final report ,not 

later than ,september #cj1 #bjbd1 the   
,comptroller ,general shall submit to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of
 the ,senate and the ,committee on      
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives a final report on the  
matters specified under paragraph 7#b74 
7d7 ,covered funds defined ,in this     
section1 the term covered funds means   
funds that are made available to the    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
pursuant to-- 7#a7 the ,families ,first 
,coronavirus ,response ,act 7,public    
,law #aaf-abg72  7#b7 the ,coronavirus  
,aid1 ,relief1 and ,economic ,security  
,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf72 or  7#c7  
the ,american ,rescue ,plan ,act of     
#bjba 7,public ,law #aag-b74