,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hhg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bb1         
#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 make certain improvements   
relating to the supply chain of the     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,va     
,supply ,chain ,resiliency ,act4  #b4   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs supply
 chain resiliency  7a7 ,report on       
critical items and requirements ,not    
later than #ij 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 report    
containing each of the following3 7#a7  
,a description of the items and types of

 items the ,secretary considers critical
 with respect to-- 7,a7 the ongoing     
response to the ,coronavirus #bjai      
7,,covid-#ai7 pandemic2 and  7,b7 future
 epidemic1 pandemic1 emergency1 national
 emergency1 or natural disaster         
scenarios4  7#b7 ,the quantities of the 
items described in paragraph 7#a7 that  
are available1 as of the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 in inventories1 
emergency caches1 or other emergency    
inventories of the ,department of       
,veterans ,affairs4  7#c7 ,the          
anticipated quantities of the items     
described in paragraph 7#a7 that would  
be necessary under potential epidemic1  
pandemic1 emergency1 national emergency1
 or natural disaster scenarios the      
,secretary determines to be relevant for
 planning purposes4  7#d7 ,the          
assumptions and key planning factors    
used by the ,secretary to identify the  
items1 types of items1 and necessary    
quantities of items for types of        
scenarios1 as described in paragraphs   

7#a7 and 7#c74  7b7 ,participation in   
,warstopper ,program  7#a7 ,in general  
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs and the
 ,secretary of ,defense shall enter into
 an agreement to provide for the        
participation of the ,department of     
,veterans ,affairs in the program known 
as the ,warstopper ,program of the      
,defense ,logistics ,agency1 or any     
successor program4  7#b7 ,requirements  
,pursuant to the agreement under        
paragraph 7#a71 the ,defense ,logistics 
,agency shall-- 7,a7 ensure the         
maintenance and stability of the items  
that are identified as critical in the  
report required under subsection 7a7 and
 that the ,secretary of ,veterans       
,affairs and the ,secretary of ,defense 
determine are appropriate for the       
,warstopper ,program2  7,b7 establish   
guidance for the participation of the   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs in the
 ,warstopper ,program that includes an  

identification of the items and types of
 items that are critical to the needs of
 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs2 
and  7,c7 use existing contracts and    
agreements and enter into new contracts 
and agreements1 as necessary1 with      
manufacturers and distributors to       
reserve the supply of such critical     
items rather than rely on holding       
physical inventories of such items4  7c7
 ,report on implementation  7#a7 ,in    
general ,not later than #bgj 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 report
 on the implementation of this section4 
7#b7 ,contents ,the report submitted    
under paragraph 7#a7 shall contain each 
the following3 7,a7 ,an implementation  
plan for the participation of the       
,department of ,veterans ,affairs in the
 ,warstopper ,program1 including        

milestones and timelines for related    
administrative1 contracting1 and        
readiness activities4  7,b7 ,for each of
 the items and associated quantities    
identified in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#c7  
of subsection 7a7-- 7i7 the method by   
which the ,secretary of ,veterans       
,affairs plans to ensure the ,department
 continues to have access to adequate   
quantities of such items and types of   
items1 including in the ,warstopper     
,program and in regional1 physical      
inventories2 and  7ii7 justifications   
for the method or methods identified    
under clause 7i74  7#c7 ,updates to     
report ,the ,secretary shall update the 
report required under paragraph 7#a7 on 
an annual basis for each of the two     
years following the submission of the   
report under such paragraph and submit  
such updates to the ,committee on       
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of
 the ,house of ,representatives4  7d7   
,prohibition on exclusive reliance on   

regional inventories ,the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs shall ensure that the
 ,department does not exclusively rely  
on holding regional1 physical           
inventories of critical items in order  
to respond to greater than expected     
needs for such items during epidemic1   
pandemic1 emergency1 national emergency1
 or natural disaster situations4