To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a procurement program to facilitate the ability of the medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs to make direct procurements of original artwork from veterans who are patients, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7838 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7838 To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a procurement program to facilitate the ability of the medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs to make direct procurements of original artwork from veterans who are patients, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2026 Mr. Mills introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a procurement program to facilitate the ability of the medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs to make direct procurements of original artwork from veterans who are patients, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Veteran Artists Healing Act''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 8129 the following new section: ``Sec. 8130. Direct purchases of original artwork from veterans enrolled as patients ``(a) The Secretary shall carry out a procurement program under this section to facilitate the ability of the medical centers of the Department to make direct procurements of original artwork from veterans who are enrolled as patients. ``(b) Under the program, the Secretary shall ensure that the head of each medical center-- ``(1) has the authority to make covered procurements; and ``(2) in exercising that authority, is not required to obtain the approval of any official at the district, regional, or Veterans Integrated Service Network level, except to the exten