#aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #djca  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide = !     
removal ( ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice     
employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs = p]=mance1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs         
,managem5t ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad4 
#b4 ,removal ( ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice
 employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs = p]=mance  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt]
 #g ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new    
section3  #gac4 ,s5ior ,executive       
,s]vice3 removal bas$ on p]=mance  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (   
law1 ! ,secret>y may remove any         
individual f ! ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice
 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es ! p]=mance ( ! 
individual w>rants su* removal4 ,if !   
,secret>y s removes su* an individual1 !
 ,secret>y may--  7#a7 remove !         
individual f ,f$]al s]vice2 or  7#b7    
transf] ! individual to a ,g5]al ,s*$ule

 position at any grade ( ! ,g5]al       
,s*$ule ! ,secret>y det]m9es            
appropriate4  7b7 ,notice to ,congress  
,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] remov+ an     
individual f ! ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice
 "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all     
submit to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives notice 9 writ+ ( su*    
removal & ! reason = su* removal4  7c7  
,mann] ( removal ,a removal "u ?is      
section %all be done 9 ! same mann] z ! 
removal ( a pr(essional /aff memb]      
employ$ by a ,memb] ( ,congress4  4  7b7
 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at
 ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new item3  #gac4      
,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice3 removal bas$ 
on p]=mance4  4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives ,may #ba1 #bjad4;,cl]k4