1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advancing VA’s Emergency Response to (AVERT) Crises Act of 2023 . 2. Requirement for Department of Veterans Affairs to implement a fully operational emergency communications system throughout medical facilities of Department (a) Implementation required Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall implement a fully operational high-frequency emergency communications system throughout medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (b) Purpose of system The system required to be implemented under subsection (a) shall— (1) serve as a means of maintaining communications at medical facilities of the Department during disasters or emergencies without the need for external infrastructure; (2) enable emergency communications between medical facilities of the Department and other Government agencies with high-frequency communications capabilities; and (3) be used to reestablish the provision of health care services to veterans, maintain the situational awareness of staff of the Department, coordinate emergency response, and request resources as needed. (c) Consultation In preparing to carry out subsection (a), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall consult with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the heads of such other Federal agencies as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs considers relevant, on best practices in implementing high-frequency emergency communications. (d) Contracts (1) In general In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall— (A) renegotiate any contract in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act that provides for the Resilient High Frequency Radio Network of the Department