,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ab1 #bjac
 ,mr4 ,roe of ,tennessee introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to prohibit the receipt  
of bonuses by ,department of ,veterans  
,affairs employees who violate ,federal 
civil laws or regulations1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,veterans ,affairs  
,employee ,accountability ,act4  #b4    
,limitation on bonuses for department of
 veterans affairs employees who violate 
federal civil laws or regulations  7a7  
,in general ,chapter #g of title #ch1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #gac4 ,limitation on bonuses  
7a7 ,in general  7#a7 ,the ,secretary   
shall ensure that no employee of the    
,department who1 during any year1       
knowingly violates any law1 regulation1 

or policy described in paragraph 7#b7   
receives a bonus for or during that     
year4  7#b7 ,a law1 regulation1 or      
policy described in this paragraph is   
any of the following3  7,a7 ,a ,federal 
civil law or ,federal regulation1       
including such civil laws or regulations
 covered under the ,federal ,acquisition
 ,regulation and the ,veterans ,affairs 
,acquisition ,regulation4  7,b7 ,an     
internal policy of the ,department4  7b7
 ,certification ,the ,secretary shall   
annually certify to ,congress that each 
bonus awarded by the ,secretary during  
the previous year was awarded in        
accordance with subsection 7a77#a74  7c7
 ,bonus defined ,for purposes of this   
section1 the term bonus includes--  7#a7
 a retention incentive2  7#b7 a         
retention incentive payment2  7#c7 a    
retention incentive award2 and  7#d7 any
 other incentive requiring approval from
 the ,central ,office ,human ,resource  
,service1 the ,chief ,business ,office  
,workforce ,management1 or the          

,corporate ,senior ,executive           
,management ,office4  4  7b7 ,clerical  
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by 
adding at the end the following new     
item3  #gac4 ,limitation on bonuses  4