,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bcfb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bj1 #bjad
 ,mrs4 ,fischer 7for herself and ,mr4   
,burr7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to prohibit the payment of     
performance awards in fiscal year #bjae 
to employees in the ,veterans ,health   
,administration1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,prohibition on payment of        
performance awards to employees in      
,veterans ,health ,administration       
,notwithstanding section #echd of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 in fiscal    
year #bjae1 no performance award shall  
be paid under such section to employees 
in the ,veterans ,health                
,administration4