To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive certain domestic content procurement preferences with respect to certain State home projects, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · March 6, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to waive domestic content preferences for certain state veterans home construction projects. Specifically, it applies to projects where applications were submitted by April 15, 2022, and were included on the VA's State Home Construction Grants Priority List for fiscal year 2023. The waiver allows these projects to procure materials and supplies without adhering to the "Buy American" requirements that normally apply to federal construction funding. The bill affects state governments and contractors working on veterans home facilities that met the specified application deadline. No new funding is authorized by this legislation; it simply provides flexibility for projects already in the VA's pipeline to proceed without domestic content restrictions.
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