INNOVATE Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10536 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10536 To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a mission of the Veterans Health Administration to innovate, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2024 Mr. McGarvey (for himself and Mr. Levin) 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 mission of the Veterans Health Administration to innovate, 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 ``Innovation for VA Technology and Entrepreneurship Act'' or the ``INNOVATE Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The Department of Veterans Affairs offers critical health care services through the Veterans Health Administration (in this section referred to as the ``VHA''), serving as the largest integrated health care system, largest medical training organization, and one of the largest employers of health care professionals in the United States. (2) Despite its size, assets, and reach, the VHA struggles to engage with private sector entities, particularly early- stage businesses, due to bureaucratic hurdles. (3) If provided new authorities through legislation, the VHA is positioned to create a paradigm shift in health care, revitalizing the way it develops and innovates to improve clinical care and access to health care for veterans, and modeling transformational health care to the private sector, ultimately benefitting all Americans. (4) Establishing a fifth mission of the VHA to innovate will ingrain an innovative mindset acro