,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bh1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,duffy introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 = a     
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to exp& 
! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs to remove s5ior executives ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs = p]=mance
 or misconduct to include removal (     
c]ta9 o!r employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,ensur+ ,vet]an ,safety
 ,?r\gh ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjae4    
#b4 ,expansion ( au?ority ( ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs to remove s5ior       
executives ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs = p]=mance or misconduct to    
include c]ta9 o!r employees ( !         

,dep>tm5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #gac ( 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 
p>agraph 7#a7--  7i7 9 ! matt] be=e     
subp>agraph 7,a71 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by   
/rik+ s5ior executive position bo?      
places x appe>s & ins]t+ cov]$ position2
 &  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ 9 
p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+ 9 p>agraph 7#c7  
employ$ 9 a s5ior executive position at 
! ,dep>tm5t2  7,b7 by r$esignat+        
p>agraph 7#b7 z p>agraph 7#c72 &  7,c7  
by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#a7 ! foll[+   
new p>agraph 7#b73  7#b7 ,= purposes (  
?is section1 a cov]$ position is-- 7,a7 
a s5ior executive position2 or  7,b7 a  
position li/$ 9 section #gdja ( ?is     
title t is n a s5ior executive position4
  2  7#b7 9 subsection 7b71 by /rik+ "u 
subsection 7a77#b7 & ins]t+ "u          
subsection 7a77#a77;,b72  7#c7 9        
subsection 7c71 by /rik+ s5ior executive
 position & ins]t+ cov]$ position2  7#d7
 9 subsection 7d77#a71 by /rik+ ,!      
proc$ures "u section #gedc7;b7 ( title  

#e & ins]t+ ,sections #gdfa7;b7 & #gdfb 
( ?is title & sections #gejc1 #geac1 &  
#gedc7;b7 ( title #e2 &  7#e7 9         
subsection 7g77#a7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 
7,a71 by /rik+ or at ! end2  7,b7 9     
subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! 
end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,c7 an  
employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t employ$ on a     
full-"t basis "u a p]man5t appo9tm5t 9 a
 position li/$ 9 section #gdja ( ?is    
title 7o!r ?an int]ns & resid5ts appo9t$
 pursuant to section #gdjf ( ?is title7 
:o is n 9 a s5ior executive position4  4
  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,sub*apt] ,v (   
*apt] #gd ( su* title is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
section #gdfa7;b77#a71 by /rik+ ,if ! & 
ins]t+ ,except z provid$ 9 sections #gac
 ( ?is title1 if !2 &  7#b7 9 section   
#gdfb-- 7,a7 9 subsection 7a77#a71 by   
/rik+ ,discipl9>y & ins]t+ ,except z    
provid$ 9 section #gac ( ?is title1 !   
,discipl9>y2 &  7,b7 9 subsection       
7b77#a71 by /rik+ ,9 any case & ins]t+  
,except z provid$ 9 section #gac ( ?is  

title1 9 any case4  7c7 ,te*nical       
corrections ,section #gac ( su* title is
 am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7a77#a71 9 !
 fir/ s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7c71 by  
/rik+ ,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs 
( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives &  
ins]t+ ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs 
( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'  
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4   
7d7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t  7#a7 ,section     
head+ ,! head+ = section #gac ( su*     
title is am5d$ by /rik+ ,s5ior          
executives3 removal bas$ on p]=mance or 
misconduct & ins]t+ ,removal ( s5ior    
executives & c]ta9 o!r employees bas$ on
 p]=mance or misconduct4  7#b7 ,table ( 
sections ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+
 ( *apt] #g ( su* title is am5d$ by     
/rik+ ! item relat+ to section #gac &   
ins]t+ ! foll[+ new item3  #gac4        
,removal ( s5ior executives & c]ta9 o!r 
employees bas$ on p]=mance or           
misconduct4  4