,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #f1 #bjbc,mrs4 
,kiggans ( ,virg9ia introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 to c>ry out an in=mation te*nology     
sy/em & prioritize c]ta9 requirem5ts to 
manage supply *a9s = m$ical facilities (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,va ,supply ,*a9 ,managem5t ,sy/em     
,au?orization ,act4  #b4 ,managem5t (   
supply *a9s = m$ical facilities (       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,secret>y may c>ry out a cov]$ 
in=mation te*nology sy/em t--  7#a7 is  
cl\d-bas$2  7#b7 includes functions     
relat+ to--  7,a7 inv5tory managem5t (  
bo? exp5dable & nonexp5dable items cov]$
 by ! sy/em1 ) respect to bo?-- 7i7     
physical inv5tory2 &  7ii7 p]petual     
inv5tory2  7,b7 managem5t ( ! receipt ( 
su* items1 ) respect to--  7i7 intake2  

7ii7 returns2 &  7iii7 ! id5tification (
 su* items t are recall$2  7,c7         
managem5t ( ! /orage ( su* items1 )     
respect to--  7i7 local /orage2 &  7ii7 
c5traliz$ /orage at a m$ical facility or
 w>eh\s+ at a diff]5t location = "o or m
 m$ical facilities2  7,d7 managem5t ( ! 
di/ribution ( su* items2  7,e7 !        
g5]ation & scann+ ( b>codes or ! use (  
radio frequ5cy id5tification te*nology  
or o!r simil> inv5tory track+ te*nology2
  7,f7 report+1 consi/+ (-- 7i7 /&>d or 
preexi/+ reports2 &  7ii7 cu/omizable or
 cu/om-g5]at$ reports2 &  7,g7 ei!r 9 ! 
sy/em itself or ?r\gh an int]face ) an  
ext]nal in=mation te*nology sy/em--  7i7
 capital asset managem5t2  7ii7         
ma9t5ance ( a catalog ( available       
supplies2 &  7iii7 lifecycle track+ f   
acquisition ( su* items ?r\gh ! disposal
 ( su* items2  7#c7 ) respect to ! items
 cov]$ by ! sy/em--  7,a7 includes-- 7i7
 m$ical supplies2  7ii7 surgical        
equipm5t & supplies2  7iii7 laboratory  
equipm5t & supplies2  7iv7 supplies &   

capital equipm5t p]ta9+ to facilities or
 real prop]ty2  7v7 biom$ical equipm5t2 
7vi7 textiles & app>el2  7vii7 d5tal    
equipm5t & supplies2 &  7viii7 equipm5t 
& supplies relat+ to ! treatm5t ( sleep 
apnea2  7,b7 may include 7b1 if n s     
includ$ 9 ! sy/em itself1 ! sy/em %all  
include ?r\gh an int]face ) an ext]nal  
in=mation te*nology sy/em7--  7i7       
pro/hetic appliances requir+ ext5sive   
cu/omization or fitt+2  7ii7 pro/hetic  
appliances n requir+ ext5sive           
cu/omization or fitt+2  7iii7           
ph>maceuticals2  7iv7 reusable m$ical   
equipm5t2 &  7v7 eyeglasses2 &  7,c7    
does n include--  7i7 s(tw>e2  7ii7     
equipm5t & supplies ( ! ,national       
,cemet]y ,adm9i/ration ! managem5t ( :i*
 _c be accommodat$ by a process us$ by !
 ,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration2 or      
7iii7 equipm5t & supplies ( ! ,vet]ans  
,b5efits ,adm9i/ration ! managem5t ( :i*
 _c be accommodat$ by a process us$ by !
 ,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration2  7#d7   
has exi/+ int]faces ) or ! capability to

 int]face )--  7,a7 procurem5t1 pur*as+1
 or ord]+ sy/ems ( ! ,dep>tm5t2  7,b7 ! 
,integrat$ ,f9ancial & ,acquisition     
,managem5t ,sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs2 &  7,c7 ! electronic 
heal? record sy/ems ( ! ,dep>tm5t1      
includ+-- 7i7 ! ,vet]ans ,heal?         
,in=mation ,sy/ems & ,te*nology         
,ar*itecture & ,comput]iz$ ,pati5t      
,record ,sy/em2 &  7ii7 ! electronic    
heal? record sy/em e/abli%$ "u !        
,electronic ,heal? ,record ,mod]nization
 ,program 7z def9$ 9 section #ejc (     
,vet]ans ,b5efits & ,transition ,act (  
#bjah 7,public ,law #aae-djg2 #ch       
,u4,s4,c4 #egja note prec4772  7#e7 has 
! capacity to accommodate n few] ?an    
#ej1jjj us]s2 &  7#f7 includes any o!r  
functions1 capabilities1 or compon5ts z 
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7b7            
,requirem5ts ,if ! ,secret>y c>ries out 
a cov]$ in=mation te*nology sy/em "u    
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all--  7#a7
 det]m9e :e!r ! functions ( ! sy/em are 
satisfactory by pilot+ su* functions at 

"o facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t be=e exp&+    
implem5tation ( ! sy/em ?r\gh\t !       
,dep>tm5t2 &  7#b7 ) respect to !       
functions ref]r$ to 9 subsection        
7a77#a77;,a71 prioritize ! deliv]y (    
inv5tory managem5t capabilities4  7c7   
,exception ,subsection 7a7 %all n apply 
) respect to in=mation te*nology sy/ems 
us$ by ! ,secret>y at jo9t facilities ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7d7 ,completion ( 
implem5tation ,! ,secret>y %all complete
 ! implem5tation ( a cov]$ in=mation    
te*nology sy/em by n lat] ?an ?ree ye>s 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4    
7e7 ,cov]$ in=mation te*nology sy/em    
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$       
in=mation te*nology sy/em means an      
in=mation te*nology sy/em1 or a sy/em ( 
sy/ems1 = ! managem5t ( supply *a9s1    
includ+ ) respect to inv5tory & o!r     
functions4