,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bede  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bf1 #bjad ,ms4  
,ayotte 7= h]self & ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to revoke bonuses paid to employees     
involv$ 9 electronic wait li/           
manipulations1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,return ( bonuses aw>d$ to employees (  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs = p]=mance
 !y misrepres5t$  7a7 ,inve/igations ,n 
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date on :i* ! 
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs submits to ,congress a
 report describ$ 9 subsection 7b71 !    
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
id5tify ea* employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs :o-- 7#a7 dur+ any (  
fiscal ye>s #bjaa ?r\gh #bjad-- 7,a7    
contribut$ to ! purposeful omission ( ! 
"n ( "o or m vet]ans wait+ = heal? c>e f
 an electronic wait li/ = a m$ical      

facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t id5tifi$ by !    
,inspector ,g5]al 9 su* report2 or  7,b7
 0 ! sup]visor ( an employee ( !        
,dep>tm5t1 or 0 a sup]visor ( t         
sup]visor1 at any level1 :o contribut$  
to a purposeful omission z describ$ 9   
subp>agraph 7,a7 & knew1 or reasonably  
%\ld h kn[n1 t ! employee contribut$ to 
su* purposeful omission2 &  7#b7 receiv$
 a bonus 9 "p because ( su* omission4   
7b7 ,reports describ$ ,a report describ$
 9 ?is subsection is a report submitt$  
to ,congress by ! ,inspector ,g5]al 9   
cal5d> ye> #bjad t id5tifies m$ical     
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t at :i* s*$ul+  
practices 9 use1 or =m]ly 9 use1 did n  
comply ) s*$ul+ policies & proc$ures ( !
 ,dep>tm5t4  7c7 ,id5tification ,!      
,secret>y %all id5tify employees        
contribut+ to an omission describ$ 9    
subsection 7a77#a7 )\t reg>d to :e!r !  
employee kn[+ly contribut$ to su*       
omission or contribut$ to su* omission =
 ! purpose ( receiv+ a bonus4  7d7      
,repaym5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,= ea* employee

 id5tifi$ "u subsection 7a7 :o receiv$ a
 bonus z describ$ 9 su* subsection1 !   
,secret>y %all1 aft] notice & an        
opportunity = a he>+1 issue an ord]     
direct+ ! employee to repay ! am\nt (   
su* bonus4  7#b7 ,he>+s ,a he>+ "u ?is  
subsection %all be conduct$ 9 accordance
 ) regulations relat+ to he>+s          
promulgat$ by ! ,secret>y "u *apt] #ge (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7   
,appeal  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,an employee     
aga9/ :om an ord] is issu$ "u p>agraph  
7#a7 may appeal to ! ,m]it ,sy/ems      
,protection ,bo>d "u section #ggja (    
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7,b7    
,scope ( review ,a review ( an appeal by
 ! ,m]it ,sy/ems ,protection ,bo>d "u   
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be bas$ on !      
record e/abli%$ ?r\gh ! appellant's he>+
 conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#b74  7,c7 ,/&>d 
( review ,! ,m]it ,sy/ems ,protection   
,bo>d %all set aside an ord] issu$ "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 if ! issu+ ( ! ord] 0     
cle>ly errone\s or ! result ( a d5ial ( 
proc$ural due process4