{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-2250","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 2250","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2022","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the management of information technology projects and investments of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the management of information technology projects and investments of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2022"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2022"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2021"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2021-03-26","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-11-17","vote":{"id":"117-2022-h484","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act","result":"Passed","yea":414,"nay":2,"present":1,"not_voting":15,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll484.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate.","date":"2022-11-17"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2022-11-17","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2022"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill addresses the management and implementation of information technology projects and investments of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, the bill prohibits the VA from obligating or expending funds for any major information technology project that begins after the date of enactment of this bill unless a report is submitted that includes information on the cost, schedule, and performance of the project, as generated by the business owner of the project prior to the commencement of the project. The information in the report must be used as a baseline against which changes or variances are measured and reported on during the life cycle of the project. Projects must be managed by an interdisciplinary team that includes a certified project manager, a functional lead, a technical lead, a contracting officer, and other appropriate personnel."},{"k":"p","t":"The VA's Chief Information Officer must (1) exercise authority over the management, governance, and oversight processes relating to existing or proposed information technology of the VA's Financial Services Center; and (2) supervise the information technology employees and contractors of the center."},{"k":"p","t":"The VA must ensure its annual budget justification materials include"},{"k":"li","t":"a list of its active information technology projects and specified information about such projects,","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"projected funding needs for projects, and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"a prioritized list of every proposed project that is unfunded.","d":1}],"words":226},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends title 38, United States Code, to add requirements for how the Department of Veterans Affairs manages, reports on, and budgets for its information technology projects, including those of its Financial Services Center.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2250/text/eh#H00ECB190EE8448EFB2AFE9983C6C7EB4"}]},"core_areas":["Management and reporting for major Department of Veterans Affairs information technology projects","Chief Information Officer authority over Financial Services Center information technology","Information technology content of Department of Veterans Affairs budget justification materials","Submission of annual information technology portfolio reviews to Congress"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires a report to the congressional veterans' affairs and appropriations committees on the cost, schedule, and performance of each major information technology project that begins after enactment, generated by the project's business owner before the project starts.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2250/text/eh#H00ECB190EE8448EFB2AFE9983C6C7EB4"}},{"text":"Requires notice to the committees within 60 days after the Secretary identifies a cost change of 10 percent or greater, a schedule change of 180 days or greater, or an unmet performance objective, measured against the project's baseline.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2250/text/eh#H00ECB190EE8448EFB2AFE9983C6C7EB4"}},{"text":"Requires each major information technology project to be managed by an interdisciplinary team that includes a certified project manager, a functional lead, a technical lead, and a contracting officer.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2250/text/eh#H00ECB190EE8448EFB2AFE9983C6C7EB4"}},{"text":"Gives the Chief Information Officer authority over management, governance, and oversight of Financial Services Center information technology, supervision of its information technology employees and contractors, and approval of its information technology contracts.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2250/text/eh#H00ECB190EE8448EFB2AFE9983C6C7EB4"}},{"text":"Requires budget justification materials to include a list of every information technology project in effect, a prioritized rank-order list of unfunded projects, and one-, two-, and three-year information technology funding projections.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2250/text/eh#H00ECB190EE8448EFB2AFE9983C6C7EB4"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to submit to the committees, within 90 days after enactment, a report on the cost, schedule, and performance of each major information technology project the Department is carrying out.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2250/text/eh#H00ECB190EE8448EFB2AFE9983C6C7EB4"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2022-11-17","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2250/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2250","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2250/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-2250.png","v":"6038d2161812","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 2250, 117th Congress: Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2022. House: 414 Yea, 2 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 17 Nov 2022."}}