Report on Regional Readiness Centers of Department of Veterans Affairs

(a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 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 Regional Readiness Centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (b) Contents The report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) The number of requests made by facilities of the Department to obtain supplies from a Regional Readiness Center since the inception of the Regional Readiness Center program, disaggregated by Regional Readiness Center. (2) Information on types and amounts of material distributed since the inception of the Regional Readiness Center program, disaggregated by Regional Readiness Center. (3) Current inventory, disaggregated by Regional Readiness Center. (4) An overview of the change in inventory in each Regional Readiness Center during the two-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act. (5) The percentage of inventory that is expired or that will expire in the next month, disaggregated by Regional Readiness Center. (6) Operational costs since the inception of the Regional Readiness Center program, disaggregated by Regional Readiness Center. (7) An analysis of the types and sizes of emergencies, including natural disasters, public health emergencies, or Fourth Mission activations of the Department, with respect to which each Regional Readiness Center would be able to provide sufficient resources to respond to, based on the current capacity of the Regional Readiness Center. (8) Any plans of the Secretary to realign or change the number of Regional Readiness Centers.