,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ba1 #bjac ,mr4 
,benishek introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to improve the accountability of the    
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to the 
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,demanding ,accountability for ,veterans
 ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,accountability of 
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,in general  
,chapter #g of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#gab4 ,accountability of ,secretary to  
,inspector ,general4  7a7 ,list of      
managers  7#a7 ,if the ,inspector       
,general of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs determines that the ,secretary

 has not appropriately responded with   
significant progress to a covered report
 by the date specified in the action    
plan of the ,secretary developed in     
response to such covered report--  7,a7 
the ,inspector ,general shall notify the
 ,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs of  
the ,senate and ,house of               
,representatives and the ,secretary of  
such failure to appropriately respond2  
and  7,b7 not later than #ae days after 
such notification1 the ,secretary shall 
submit to the ,inspector ,general a list
 of the names of each responsible       
manager and the matter in the action    
plan for which the manager is           
responsible4  7#b7 ,the ,inspector      
,general may not make public the names  
of responsible managers submitted under 
paragraph 7#a77;,b74  7b7 ,performance  
of responsible managers  7#a7 ,the      
,secretary shall--  7,a7 promptly notify
 each responsible manager of a covered  
issue by not later than seven days after
 the date on which the ,secretary       

submits to the ,inspector ,general the  
name of the manager under subsection    
7a77#b72  7,b7 direct such manager to   
resolve such issue2 and  7,c7 provide   
such manager with appropriate counseling
 and a mitigation plan with respect to  
resolving such issue4  7#b7 ,the        
,secretary shall ensure that any        
performance review of a responsible     
manager includes an evaluation of       
whether the manager took appropriate    
actions during the period covered by the
 review to respond to the covered issue 
for which a request was made under      
subsection 7a74  7#c7 ,the ,secretary   
may not pay to a responsible manager any
 bonus or award1 including a performance
 award under section #echd of title #e1 
,united ,states ,code1 if the covered   
issue for which a request was made under
 subsection 7a7 is unresolved4  7c7     
,role of ,inspector ,general ,any       
authority of the ,inspector ,general    
provided under this section is in       
addition to any responsibility or       

authority provided to the ,inspector    
,general in the ,inspector ,general ,act
 of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app74  7d7     
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,the term covered issue means1 with     
respect to a responsible manager1 an    
issue described in a covered report for 
which the manager is or was responsible4
  7#b7 ,the term covered report means a 
report by the ,inspector ,general of the
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs that 
recommends actions to the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs 7or other official or
 employee of the ,department7 to address
 an issue in the ,department with       
respect to public health or safety4     
7#c7 ,the term responsible manager means
 an individual who--  7,a7 is an        
employee of the ,department2  7,b7 is or
 was responsible for an issue included  
in a covered report2 and  7,c7 in being 
so responsible1 is or was employed in a 
management position1 regardless of      
whether the employee is in the          
competitive civil service1 ,senior      

,executive ,service1 or other type of   
civil service4  4  7b7 ,clerical        
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to    
section #gaa the following new item3    
#gab4 ,accountability of ,secretary to  
,inspector ,general4  4