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117th Congress · House

VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021

Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health · Congressional oversight · Department of Veterans Affairs · Emergency medical services and trauma care · Executive agency funding and structure · Government studies and investigations · Infectious and parasitic diseases · Armed Forces and National Security

In plain language

  • House bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Requires VA (VA) to submit a plan for obligating and expending covered funds.
  • House passed it on May 18, 2021 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit a plan for obligating and expending covered funds, which are funds made available to the VA for response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill requires the VA to submit biweekly reports regarding obligations, expenditures, and planned uses of the funds until seven days after the VA has expended all covered funds. The Inspector General of the VA must submit reports examining the obligations and expenditures made using covered funds during the specified reporting period. Finally, the Government Accountability Office must submit an interim report and final report containing a review of obligations and expenditures made using covered funds.

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