VITAL Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill exempts allows VA to acquire physical space and common services from affiliated institutions without competitive bidding requirements, and establishes definitions for commercial/common services and physical space, authorizes VA to use commercial building codes (NFPA, ICC, ASTM, ASCE) instead of federal standards for construction projects, with mandatory pilot projects from 2027-2031, and requires modifies enhanced-use lease requirements to allow property exchanges of similar value, permit leases without cash consideration, and require OMB review of all leases. It relies on exemptions, reporting requirements, compliance mandates, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Veterans Affairs, Finance, Housing, and Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
VA-affiliated medical institutions and universities could gain revenue opportunities, Construction companies offering design-build services could gain revenue opportunities, and VA Director of Construction and Facilities Management would be affected.
Who Bears the Burden and How
VA Office of Construction and Facilities Management would take on compliance duties, VA contracting officers would take on compliance duties, and VA acquisition workforce (1102 occupational series) would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Exempts allows VA to acquire physical space and common services from affiliated institutions without competitive bidding requirements, and establishes definitions for commercial/common services and physical space.
- Authorizes VA to use commercial building codes (NFPA, ICC, ASTM, ASCE) instead of federal standards for construction projects, with mandatory pilot projects from 2027-2031.
- Requires modifies enhanced-use lease requirements to allow property exchanges of similar value, permit leases without cash consideration, and require OMB review of all leases.
- Establishes pilot program allowing VA to accept noncash consideration (property transfers, infrastructure, design/construction services) for up to 3 enhanced-use leases.
- Authorizes VA to conduct feasibility studies on outleasing existing medical facilities to generate resources including in-kind consideration for new facilities.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill exempts allows VA to acquire physical space and common services from affiliated institutions without competitive bidding requirements, and establishes definitions for commercial/common services and physical space, authorizes VA to use commercial building codes (NFPA, ICC, ASTM, ASCE) instead of federal standards for construction projects, with mandatory pilot projects from 2027-2031, and requires modifies enhanced-use lease requirements to allow property exchanges of similar value, permit leases without cash consideration, and require OMB review of all leases.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans Affairs, Finance, Housing, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
The bill exempts allows VA to acquire physical space and common services from affiliated institutions without competitive bidding requirements, and establishes definitions for commercial/common services and physical space, authorizes VA to use commercial building codes (NFPA, ICC, ASTM, ASCE) instead of federal standards for construction projects, with mandatory pilot projects from 2027-2031, and requires modifies enhanced-use lease requirements to allow property exchanges of similar value, permit leases without cash consideration, and require OMB review of all leases.
Policy Domains
Veterans Infrastructure and Transformation Act of 2025
Identified Gains
- VA-affiliated medical institutions and universities
- Construction companies offering design-build services
- VA Director of Construction and Facilities Management
- VA Chief Acquisition Officer
- Real estate developers with properties near VA facilities
Identified Costs
- VA Office of Construction and Facilities Management
- VA contracting officers
- VA acquisition workforce (1102 occupational series)
- Office of Management and Budget
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Moran introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Congressional Veterans Affairs committees, Congressional oversight committees, Federal competitive bidding oversight
Positive-direction: Congressional Veterans Affairs committees, Congressional oversight committees, VA Chief Acquisition Officer, VA Director of Construction and Facilities Management
Negative-direction: Office of Management and Budget, VA Office of Construction and Facilities Management, VA acquisition workforce (1102 occupational series), VA contracting officers
Commercial construction companies, Construction companies offering design-build services, Infrastructure development firms
Healthcare facility developers, Real estate developers seeking VA property leases, Real estate developers with properties near VA facilities
International Code Council, National Fire Protection Association
VA-affiliated medical institutions and universities
Commercial facilities maintenance providers
Consulting firms specializing in real estate feasibility
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A service that is offered and sold competitively in the commercial marketplace, is performed under standard commercial terms and conditions, and is procured using firm-fixed price contracts
A commercial service necessary to maintain or operate physical space, including maintenance, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electricity, energy, water, wastewater, landscaping, security, laundry, or any other service as determined by the Secretary
One or more buildings, a portion of a building, or parking facilities
Building codes or standards of the National Fire Protection Association, International Code Council, American Society for Testing and Materials, American Society of Civil Engineers, or the State or local jurisdiction
The Technical Information Library of the Department, the Unified Facilities Criteria of the Department of Defense, and building codes or standards of Federal agencies other than the Department
Personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs occupying positions within the 1102 occupational series as defined by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management
Has the meaning given in section 8104(a)(3) of title 38
Has the meaning given in section 8104(a)(3) of title 38
A project for the construction, alteration, or acquisition of a medical facility that is not a major medical facility project
A lease for space for uses as a new medical facility that is not a major medical facility lease
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