1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Accountability Act of 2017 . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the normal budget process for the Department of Veterans Affairs should be grounded in sound actuarial analysis based on accurate demand forecasting; (2) the regular budget process for the Department should be the norm; and (3) supplemental requests for appropriations should be used sparingly and for unforeseen demand or natural occurrences. 3. Oversight and accountability of financial processes of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Independent review of financial processes (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into a contract with an independent third party— (A) to review and audit the financial processes, including reporting structures, and actuarial and estimation models of the Department of Veterans Affairs; (B) to develop recommendations for improving such structures