118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 42 — BUILD for Veterans Act of 2023

“A bill to improve the management and performance of the capital asset programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs so as to better serve veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors, and for other purposes.”

Armed forces and national security

Introduced Jan 24, 2023

Last action Jan 24, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Jan 24, 2023

Step 2

Referred

Jan 24, 2023

Veterans' Affairs

Step 3

Committee

Step 4

Senate

Step 5

House floor

Step 6

Resolve Changes

Step 7

Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill addresses Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) capital asset management, planning, and investment. Among other requirements, the VA must ensure it has dedicated offices or entities and sufficient staff to conduct relevant critical responsibilities for the life cycle of capital asset management at the local, regional, and central office levels; establish a staffing model to ensure a minimum base level of capital asset staffing; develop goals and metrics to assess and improve the performance of VA capital asset management programs; comprehensively review the climate resilience of its facilities, land, and other relevant capital assets; submit the Strategic Plan to Improve VA's Deli...

Provisions · 21 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

3 provisions

16 provisions

Timeline · 2 actions

Jan 24, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Jan 24, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.