Summary

Creates a VA medical-center program that allows VA medical centers to directly buy original artwork from enrolled veteran patients for clinical or therapeutic purposes using micro-purchase authority. Purchases are limited to the veteran’s own nonpartisan, clinically related art, require a veteran certification and clinical connection, and are capped at $2,500 per veteran per fiscal year; several procurement rules and registration requirements are exempted so long as price is reasonable.

• Authorizes VA medical centers to directly purchase original artwork from enrolled veteran patients under micro-purchase rules.
• Artwork sellers must be enrolled veterans with a clinical recommendation for creative arts therapy or prior participation in the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival.
• Art must be the veteran’s original work, nonpartisan, and clinically related; a veteran certification is required.
• Each medical center’s total purchases from a single veteran cannot exceed $2,500 per fiscal year.
• Covered procurements are exempt from SAM registration and SBA small-business certification requirements.
• Such purchases count toward veteran-owned small business contracting goals.
• Exempts certain multi-offer and equitable distribution rules if the purchase price is reasonable.
• Does not appropriate new funds; it establishes an authority and related administrative rules to be implemented by the Secretary.