PROCUREMENT THROUGH LOCAL CONTRACTS.

SEC. 1507. PROCUREMENT THROUGH LOCAL CONTRACTS. (a) Effective Dates of Provisions Enacted in Public Law 100–322.—Section 403(b)(1) of the Veterans’ Benefits and Services Act of (Public Law 100–322; 102 Stat. 545) is amended by striking out “Subsection (b)(1)” and inserting in lieu thereof “Subsections (a), (b)(1), and (b)(2)”. (b) Transition To Certain Report Requirements.—Section 5025(d) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting “(beginning in 1992)” after “of each year”; (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting “(beginning in 1993)” after “of each year”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(3) Not later than February 1 of each year from 1989 through 1992, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the experience in carrying out this section during the preceding fiscal year. The first such report shall contain information showing the percentage (measured by cost) of the total of all health-care items procured by the Veterans’ Administration during fiscal year 1988 that were procured through local contracts. The other reports under this paragraph shall contain information showing the percentage (measured by cost) of the total of all health-care items procured by the Veterans’ Administration, and by each Veterans’ Administration medical center, during the fiscal year covered by the report that were purchased through local contracts and, in the case of each medical center at which the percentage was greater than 20 percent, an explanation of the reasons why that occurred.”. 102 STAT. 4137 (c) Definition of Health-Care Item.—Section 5025(e)(1) is amended— (1) by striking out “65, 66, or 73” and inserting in lieu thereof “65 or 66”; and (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: “Effective December 1, 1992, such term also includes any item listed in, or (as determined by the Administrator) of the same nature as an item listed in, Federal Supply Classification (FSC) Group 73.”.