,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bjac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #aa1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,rubio introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,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  7#a7        
,not)/&+ sub*apt] ,v ( *apt] #ce ( title
 #e1 sub*apt] ,v ( *apt] #ge ( title #e1
 or any o!r provision ( law1 ! ,secret>y
 may remove any individual :o is an     

employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t f a ,s5ior       
,executive ,s]vice position 7z def9$ 9  
section #cacb7;a7 ( title #e7 if !      
,secret>y det]m9es ! p]=mance ( !       
individual w>rants su* removal4  7#b7   
,if ! ,secret>y s removes su* an        
individual1 ! ,secret>y may--  7,a7     
remove ! individual f ! civil s]vice 7z 
def9$ 9 section #baja ( title #e72 or   
7,b7 appo9t ! 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 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all    
submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,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