,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjac ,mr4  
,b5i%ek introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to improve !      
acc\ntability ( ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs to ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,dem&+ ,acc\ntability = ,vet]ans ,act ( 
#bjac4  #b4 ,acc\ntability ( ,secret>y (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs to ,inspector ,g5]al 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,*apt] #g ( title #ch1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new section3  #gab4            
,acc\ntability ( ,secret>y to ,inspector
 ,g5]al4  7a7 ,li/ ( manag]s  7#a7 ,if !
 ,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs det]m9es t ! ,secret>y
 has n appropriately respond$ )         
significant progress to a cov]$ report  
by ! date specifi$ 9 ! action plan ( !  

,secret>y develop$ 9 response to su*    
cov]$ report--  7,a7 ! ,inspector ,g5]al
 %all notify ! ,committees on ,vet]ans' 
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives & ! ,secret>y ( su*     
failure to appropriately respond2 &     
7,b7 n lat] ?an #ae days aft] su*       
notification1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to
 ! ,inspector ,g5]al a li/ ( ! names (  
ea* responsible manag] & ! matt] 9 !    
action plan = :i* ! manag] is           
responsible4  7#b7 ,! ,inspector ,g5]al 
may n make public ! names ( responsible 
manag]s submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b74 
7b7 ,p]=mance ( responsible manag]s     
7#a7 ,! ,secret>y %all--  7,a7 promptly 
notify ea* responsible manag] ( a cov]$ 
issue by n lat] ?an sev5 days aft] !    
date on :i* ! ,secret>y submits to !    
,inspector ,g5]al ! "n ( ! manag] "u    
subsection 7a77#b72  7,b7 direct su*    
manag] to resolve su* issue2 &  7,c7    
provide su* manag] ) appropriate c\nsel+
 & a mitigation plan ) respect to       
resolv+ su* issue4  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y   

%all ensure t any p]=mance review ( a   
responsible manag] includes an          
evaluation ( :e!r ! manag] took         
appropriate actions dur+ ! p]iod cov]$  
by ! review to respond to ! cov]$ issue 
= :i* a reque/ 0 made "u subsection 7a74
  7#c7 ,! ,secret>y may n pay to a      
responsible manag] any bonus or aw>d1   
includ+ a p]=mance aw>d "u section #echd
 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 if !  
cov]$ issue = :i* a reque/ 0 made "u    
subsection 7a7 is unresolv$4  7c7 ,role 
( ,inspector ,g5]al ,any au?ority ( !   
,inspector ,g5]al provid$ "u ?is section
 is 9 addition to any responsibility or 
au?ority provid$ to ! ,inspector ,g5]al 
9 ! ,inspector ,g5]al ,act ( #aigh 7#e  
,u4,s4,c4 ,app74  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section3  7#a7 ,! t]m cov]$ issue      
means1 ) respect to a responsible       
manag]1 an issue describ$ 9 a cov]$     
report = :i* ! manag] is or 0           
responsible4  7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$ report  
means a report by ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs t       

recomm5ds actions to ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs 7or o!r (ficial or    
employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t7 to address an   
issue 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ) respect to public 
heal? or safety4  7#c7 ,! t]m           
responsible manag] means an individual  
:o--  7,a7 is an employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t2
  7,b7 is or 0 responsible = an issue   
includ$ 9 a cov]$ report2 &  7,c7 9 be+ 
s responsible1 is or 0 employ$ 9 a      
managem5t position1 reg>dless ( :e!r !  
employee is 9 ! competitive civil       
s]vice1 ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice1 or   
o!r type ( civil s]vice4  4  7b7        
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at 
! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] ! item relat+ to section #gaa !    
foll[+ new item3  #gab4 ,acc\ntability (
 ,secret>y to ,inspector ,g5]al4  4