This bill establishes the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs (OCLA) within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), designating it as the principal liaison between the VA and Congress. The OCLA's primary functions include coordinating communications, facilitating congressional hearings and briefings, preparing testimony, and managing congressional requests for information. It is designed to streamline and improve the VA's engagement with legislative bodies. The OCLA will be led by an Assistant Secretary , appointed by the President with Senate consent, who oversees two Deputy Assistant Secretaries: one for Legislative Strategy (a noncareer appointee) and one for Congressional Operations (a career appointee). This structure aims to ensure that legislative strategy and congressional operations are exercised independently yet in mutual restraint. The bill also mandates that at least 65 percent of the OCLA's full-time equivalent positions must be filled by career employees, with political appointees limited to policy and strategy functions. A key provision of the bill establishes strict timelines for responding to congressional requests for information. The OCLA must acknowledge requests within two business days, provide a production plan within five business days, and produce all requested materials within 45 days. For complex requests, a partial response is required within 45 days, with a complete response within 60 days. Furthermore, the bill explicitly prohibits any VA official from withholding, screening, altering, or delaying responsive information, or substituting summaries for original source documents. In cases of non-compliance with these timelines, the Secretary must provide written notice, a corrective action plan, and face a halt on OCLA salary and expense obligations until compliance is achieved. The Department's Inspector General is also mandated to conduct a review to determine the cause of such non-compliance and report to the Committees.