VA Fiscal Management Modernization Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7683 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7683 To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify and expand the authority of the Assistant Secretary for Management of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2026 Mr. Bergman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify and expand the authority of the Assistant Secretary for Management of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 ``VA Fiscal Management Modernization Act''. SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) In General.--Section 309 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows (and the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended accordingly): ``Sec. 309. Chief Financial Officer; Office of Management ``(a) Designation.--The Secretary shall designate the Assistant Secretary for Management, whose functions include budgetary and financial functions, as the Chief Financial Officer of the Department. ``(b) Duties.--The duties of the Chief Financial Officer include the following: ``(1) To advise the Secretary on financial management of the Department. ``(2) To formulate, justify, and execute the budget of the Department. ``(3) To control, account for, audit, and report on the finances of the Department. ``(4) To exercise the authority and carry out the functions specified in section 902