Independent analysis of acquisition process of Department of Veterans Affairs

(a) Systems engineering analysis Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs shall seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the acquisition research center established under section 4142(a) of title 10, United States Code, to conduct a systems engineering analysis of the acquisition process of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (b) Report Not later than one year after the date in which the Secretary enters into the memorandum of understanding required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the acquisition research center with respect to the analysis conducted under such subsection.