,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cjhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ab1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,roe ( ,t5nessee introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
prohibit ! receipt ( bonuses by         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs employees 
:o violate ,f$]al civil laws or         
regulations1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,vet]ans ,affairs ,employee             
,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,limitation on
 bonuses = dep>tm5t ( vet]ans affairs   
employees :o violate f$]al civil laws or
 regulations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #g (  
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3 
#gac4 ,limitation on bonuses  7a7 ,9    
g5]al  7#a7 ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t  
no employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t :o1 dur+ any  
ye>1 kn[+ly violates any law1           
regulation1 or policy describ$ 9        
p>agraph 7#b7 receives a bonus = or dur+

 t ye>4  7#b7 ,a law1 regulation1 or    
policy describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is any ( 
! foll[+3  7,a7 ,a ,f$]al civil law or  
,f$]al regulation1 includ+ su* civil    
laws or regulations cov]$ "u ! ,f$]al   
,acquisition ,regulation & ! ,vet]ans   
,affairs ,acquisition ,regulation4  7,b7
 ,an int]nal policy ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7b7 
,c]tification ,! ,secret>y %all annually
 c]tify to ,congress t ea* bonus aw>d$  
by ! ,secret>y dur+ ! previ\s ye> 0     
aw>d$ 9 accordance ) subsection 7a77#a74
  7c7 ,bonus def9$ ,= purposes ( ?is    
section1 ! t]m bonus includes--  7#a7 a 
ret5tion inc5tive2  7#b7 a ret5tion     
inc5tive paym5t2  7#c7 a ret5tion       
inc5tive aw>d2 &  7#d7 any o!r inc5tive 
requir+ approval f ! ,c5tral ,(fice     
,human ,res\rce ,s]vice1 ! ,*ief        
,bus9ess ,(fice ,work=ce ,managem5t1 or 
! ,corporate ,s5ior ,executive          
,managem5t ,(fice4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical     
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ 
( su* *apt] is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+ new item3  #gac4 ,limitation on  

bonuses  4