Veteran Artists Healing Act

This bill establishes a new procurement program within the Department of Veterans Affairs, enabling its medical centers to make direct purchases of original artwork from veteran patients. To qualify, veterans must be enrolled patients with either a clinical recommendation for creative arts therapy or a history of participation in the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival. The purchased artwork must be the veteran's own original creation, non-partisan, clinical in nature, and focus on themes of recovery, nature, and service. Under this program, the head of each medical center is granted authority to make these procurements using micro-purchase authority , without requiring approval from district, regional, or Veterans Integrated Service Network officials. While a medical center may make multiple purchases from an individual veteran, the total amount cannot exceed $2,500 per fiscal year. These procurements are exempt from requirements like System for Awards Management registration or obtaining offers from multiple sources, and are treated as procurements from small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans for contracting goals.