#aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#cdid  ,,an ,,act  ,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 ,hospital ,inv5tory ,managem5t     
,sy/em ,au?orization ,act4  #b4         
,managem5t ( supply *a9s = m$ical       
facilities ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs  7a7 ,au?orization ,! ,secret>y
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs is au?oriz$ to--   
7#a7 pur*ase or develop = ! ,vet]ans    
,heal? ,adm9i/ration a cl\d-bas$        
in=mation te*nology sy/em = ! managem5t 
( inv5tory1 includ+ exp5dable &         
nonexp5dable items2 &  7#b7 implem5t su*
 sy/em4  7b7 ,pilot ,if ! ,secret>y     
pur*ases or develops a sy/em "u         
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all c>ry   
out a pilot program at "o ,vet]ans      
,heal? ,adm9i/ration facility be=e      
implem5t+ ! sy/em ?r\gh\t ! ,vet]ans    

,heal? ,adm9i/ration4 ,! pilot program  
%all be design$ to det]m9e :e!r !       
functions ( ! sy/em are satisfactory4   
7c7 ,deadl9e ,if ! ,secret>y pur*ases or
 develops a sy/em "u subsection 7a71 !  
,secret>y %all complete ! implem5tation 
( ! sy/em by n lat] ?an ?ree ye>s aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7     
,limitation ,! ,secret>y may n ex]cise !
 au?ority "u subsection 7a7 or          
subsection 7b7 until ! date on :i* !    
,secret>y submits to ! ,committees on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a report t   
includes-- 7#a7 a compreh5sive supply   
*a9 /rategy to guide ent]prise-wide     
implem5tation1 z recomm5d$ 9 ! report ( 
! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
titl$ ,,va ,acquisition ,managem5t3     
,compreh5sive ,supply ,*a9 ,managem5t   
,/rategy ,key to ,address ,exi/+        
,*all5ges 7,,gao-#ba-dde,t2 publi%$ ,m>*
 #bd1 #bjba71 :i* includes success      
metrics1 a plan = data /&>dization1 &   
/aff+ models2  7#b7 a co/ e/imate &     

implem5tation s*$ule = ! supply *a9     
mod]nization program ( ! ,dep>tm5t2     
7#c7 a compreh5sive /aff+ assessm5t ( ! 
supply *a9 & in=mation te*nology        
mod]nization work=ces ( ! ,dep>tm5t t   
includes--  7,a7 mon?ly /aff+ ga9s &    
losses s9ce ,octob] #a1 #bjbb2  7,b7 !  
curr5t /aff+ level ( ea* su* work=ce z (
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7,c7
 an e/imate ( future /aff+ requirem5ts =
 ! implem5tation ( ! supply *a9         
mod]nization program1 disaggregat$ by   
ea* su* work=ce2 &  7#d7 an indep5d5t   
assessm5t ( ! review c>ri$ out by !     
,secret>y ) respect to failures ( !     
supply *a9 mod]nization program ( !     
,dep>tm5t4  #c4 ,ext5sion ( c]ta9 limits
 on paym5ts ( p5sion ,section           
#eejc7;d77#g7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ ,novemb] #cj1 
#bjca & ins]t+ ,decemb] #ca1 #bjcb4     
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives        
,septemb] #ae1 #bjbe4;,cl]k4