VITAL Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The VITAL Act of 2025 reforms how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) manages its buildings, construction projects, and real estate. It streamlines the VA's ability to share space with affiliated institutions, allows use of commercial building codes instead of federal standards, and consolidates all construction and leasing activities under a single director.
Who Benefits and How
- Commercial construction companies and contractors benefit from new contracting opportunities as the VA can now hire private entities for comprehensive project management services and use commercial codes.
- Real estate developers and partner entities gain new opportunities through enhanced-use leases that allow noncash consideration (property exchanges, construction services) and expanded donation acceptance.
- VA-affiliated medical institutions benefit from streamlined space-sharing agreements that bypass competitive bidding requirements.
Who Bears the Burden and How
- Taxpayers and oversight bodies may face reduced transparency as some competitive bidding requirements are waived for space-sharing agreements.
- VA employees in construction roles may face organizational upheaval as functions are consolidated under the Director of Construction and Facilities Management.
- Federal building code agencies may see reduced influence as VA facilities can now use commercial standards.
Key Provisions
- Allows VA to bypass competitive bidding for space-sharing with affiliated institutions
- Authorizes pilot programs for enhanced-use leases with noncash consideration (property exchanges)
- Requires consolidation of all VA construction and acquisition functions under central leadership
- Extends and expands the donated facilities pilot program through 2031
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Reforms Department of Veterans Affairs infrastructure and construction management by streamlining leasing authorities, consolidating construction functions, and allowing use of commercial building codes
Key Policy Areas
Veterans Affairs, Federal Property Management, Government Contracting, Construction
Primary Purpose
Reforms Department of Veterans Affairs infrastructure and construction management by streamlining leasing authorities, consolidating construction functions, and allowing use of commercial building codes
Policy Domains
Veterans Infrastructure and Transformation Act of 2025
Identified Gains
- Commercial construction companies
- Real estate developers
- VA-affiliated medical institutions
- Private project management firms
Identified Costs
- Federal building code agencies
- VA employees facing reorganization
- Oversight/accountability bodies
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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