,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bjac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #aa1 
#bjad ,mr4 ,rubio introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to provide for the removal of ,senior   
,executive ,service employees of the    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs for   
performance1 and for other purposes4    
#a4  ,short title  ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,department of ,veterans   
,affairs ,management ,accountability    
,act of #bjad4  #b4  ,removal of ,senior
 ,executive ,service employees of the   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs for   
performance  7a7  ,in general  ,chapter 
#g of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
is amended by adding at the end the     
following new section3  #gac4  ,senior  
,executive ,service3 removal based on   
performance  7a7  ,in general  7#a7     
,notwithstanding subchapter ,v of       

chapter #ce of title #e1 subchapter ,v  
of chapter #ge of title #e1 or any other
 provision of law1 the ,secretary may   
remove any individual who is an employee
 of the ,department from a ,senior      
,executive ,service position 7as defined
 in section #cacb7;a7 of title #e7 if   
the ,secretary determines the           
performance of the individual warrants  
such removal4  7#b7 ,if the ,secretary  
so removes such an individual1 the      
,secretary may--  7,a7 remove the       
individual from the civil service 7as   
defined in section #baja of title #e72  
or  7,b7 appoint the individual to a    
,general ,schedule position at any grade
 of the ,general ,schedule the          
,secretary determines appropriate4  7b7 
,notice to ,congress  ,not later than   
#cj days after removing an individual   
from the ,senior ,executive ,service    
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary    
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of

 the ,house of ,representatives notice  
in writing of such removal and the      
reason for such removal4  7c7  ,manner  
of removal  ,a removal under this       
section shall be done in the same manner
 as the removal of a professional staff 
member employed by a ,member of         
,congress4  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  
,senior ,executive ,service3 removal    
based on performance4  4