Findings

Congress finds the following: (1) The organization of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to construction and leasing activities does not comply with the requirements of section 312A of title 38, United States Code. (2) The Department lacks a consistent, cohesive, or effective approach to manage its portfolio of real estate assets and infrastructure and to carry out construction and leasing. (3) The organization of the Department relating to procurement and acquisition, generally, is redundant and ineffective. (4) The Department’s policies and operations relating to procurement and acquisition, generally, are hampered by the organization of the Department.