VA Contracting and Procurement Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6549 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6549 To amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the obligation or expenditure of funds by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for certain purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2025 Mr. Bergman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the obligation or expenditure of funds by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for certain 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 Contracting and Procurement Act''. SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OR EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES. (a) Contracts and Personal Services.--Section 513 of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The Secretary''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(b) Limitation on Obligation or Expenditure of Funds.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may not obligate or expend more than $50,000,000 for any contract or agreement under this section unless funds for such agreement have been specifically authorized by law. ``(2) The limitation under paragraph (1) shall not apply during-- ``(A) a war declared by Congress; ``(B) a case described in section 4(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148; 50 U.S.C. 1543(a)(1)); ``(C