Department of Veterans Affairs acquisition and procurement reorganization matters

(a) Contracting officers The Organizational consolidation Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall transfer all contracting officers and acquisition centers in the Department of Veterans Affairs to the Office of Acquisition and Innovation established by section 8182(b) of title 38, United States Code, as added by section 2(c). (b) Consolidation of logistics and supply chain operations The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to organizationally consolidate all activities relating to the administration of logistics and supply chain operations of the Department under the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Logistics appointed Acquisition every activity of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including the Veterans Benefits Administration, the Veterans Health Administration, and the National Cemetery Administration, that relates to— (1) acquisition; (2) procurement and contracting; or (3) logistics and supply chain. (b) Relocation Subsection (a) shall not be construed to require the physical relocation of employees of the Department. (c) Plan and briefing (1) In general Not later than 90 days after commencing organizational consolidation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (A) submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a written plan to carry out such organizational consolidation; and (B) provide such committees a briefing on such plan. (2) Contents The plan submitted pursuant to section 8182(e) paragraph (1)(A) shall include the following: (A) A timeline. (B) A plan for communication and training activities for relevant Department personnel. (C) A plan for modification of such title, relevant Department policy and guidance. (D) Such other matters as added by section 2(c).the Secretary considers relevant and appropriate.