1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Manage VA Act . 2. Under Secretary of Management of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Chapter 3 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 307 the following new section: 307A. Under Secretary for Management (a) In general There is in the Department an Under Secretary for Management, who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Under Secretary for Management shall report directly to the Deputy Secretary. (b) Responsibilities The Under Secretary for Management shall serve as the Chief Management Officer of the Department and principal advisor to the Secretary on matters related to the management of the Department, including management integration and transformation in support of Veterans Affairs operations and programs. The Secretary shall carry out the following responsibilities through the Under Secretary for Management: (1) The budget, appropriations, expenditures of funds, accounting, and finance. (2) Procurement, including infrastructure, property, equipment, and other material resources. (3) Human resources and personnel. (4) Information technology, including policies and directives to standardize information technology systems across the components of the Department. (5) Strategic management planning and annual performance planning and identification and tracking of performance measures relating to the responsibilities of the Department. (6) The management integration and transformation within each functional management discipline of the Department, including information technology, financial management, acquisition management, and human capital management, to ensure an efficient and orderly consolidation of functions and personnel in the Department, including— (A) the development of centralized data sources and connectivity of information systems, to the greatest extent practicable, to enhance program visibility, transparency, effectiveness and coordination