1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2019 . 2. Management of Department of Veterans Affairs information technology projects (a) Update of review process and Information Technology Dashboard Chief Information Officer ratings (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall update the review process for information technology projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that active risks are factored into the Information Technology Dashboard Chief Information Officer ratings. (2) Review by Comptroller General of the United States Not later than one year after the date on which the Secretary completes updating the review process under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United States shall complete a review such process. (b) Annual report on project budget discrepancies (1) In general Each fiscal year, not later than 120 days after the end of the previous fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on covered information technology projects of the Department with respect to which the amounts that were obligated and the amounts expended by the Department in that fiscal year were, in aggregate, 10 percent or more greater or less than the amount budgeted for the project in that fiscal year. (2) Covered information technology projects For purposes of this subsection, a covered information technology project of the Department is an information technology project of the Department for which the Secretary estimates the Department will expend or obligate $25,000,000 or more for development and sustainment over a three-year lifecycle. (3) Mitigation plans Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include, for each project described in the report, a plan to rectify the budget discrepancy and improve the accuracy of the