,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bj1 #bjae ,mr4  
,b5i%ek 7= himself & ,ms4 ,s9ema7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to improve ! acc\ntability
 ( ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to ! 
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,dem&+            
,acc\ntability = ,vet]ans ,act ( #bjae4 
#b4 ,acc\ntability ( ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs to ,inspector ,g5]al (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,*apt] #g ( title #ch1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new section3  #gab4            
,acc\ntability ( ,secret>y to ,inspector
 ,g5]al  7a7 ,submission ( reports  7#a7
 ,at ! same "t z ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !
 ,dep>tm5t submits to ! ,secret>y a     
report1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al %all submit 
to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs (

 ! ,s5ate & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a   
copy ( su* report4  7#b7 ,9 c>ry+ out   
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,inspector ,g5]al %all 
include--  7,a7 ) respect to ea* report 
submitt$1 an explanation ( any *anges to
 ! report recomm5d$ by ! ,secret>y dur+ 
! p]iod 9 :i* ! ,inspector ,g5]al 0     
prep>+ ! report2 &  7,b7 ) respect to   
ea* cov]$ report1 a li/ ( ! names ( ea* 
responsible manag]4  7#c7 ,! ,inspector 
,g5]al may n make public ! names (      
responsible manag]s submitt$ "u p>agraph
 7#b77;,b74  7b7 ,p]=mance ( responsible
 manag]s  7#a7 ,! ,secret>y %all--  7,a7
 promptly notify ea* responsible manag] 
( a cov]$ issue by n lat] ?an sev5 days 
aft] ! date on :i* ! ,inspector ,g5]al  
submits a cov]$ report to ! ,secret>y2  
7,b7 direct su* manag] to resolve su*   
issue2 &  7,c7 provide su* manag] )     
appropriate c\nsel+ & a mitigation plan 
) respect to resolv+ su* issue4  7#b7 ,!
 ,secret>y %all ensure t any p]=mance   
review ( a responsible manag] includes  
an evaluation ( :e!r ! manag] took      

appropriate actions dur+ ! p]iod cov]$  
by ! review to respond to a cov]$ issue4
  7#c7 ,! ,secret>y may n pay to a      
responsible manag] any bonus or aw>d "u 
*apt] #de or #ec ( title #e or any o!r  
bonus or aw>d au?oriz$ "u su* title or  
?is title if a cov]$ issue is unresolv$4
  7c7 ,role ( ,inspector ,g5]al ,any    
au?ority ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al provid$  
"u ?is section is 9 addition to any     
responsibility or au?ority provid$ to ! 
,inspector ,g5]al 9 ! ,inspector ,g5]al 
,act ( #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app474  7d7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
cov]$ issue means1 ) respect to a       
responsible manag]1 an issue describ$ 9 
a cov]$ report = :i* ! manag] is or 0   
responsible4  7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$ report  
means a report by ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs t       
recomm5ds actions to ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs 7or o!r (ficial or    
employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t7 to address an   
issue 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ) respect to public 
heal? or safety4  7#c7 ,! t]m           

responsible manag] means an individual  
:o--  7,a7 is an employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t2
  7,b7 is or 0 responsible = an issue   
includ$ 9 a cov]$ report2 &  7,c7 9 be+ 
s responsible1 is or 0 employ$ 9 a      
managem5t position1 reg>dless ( :e!r !  
employee is 9 ! competitive civil       
s]vice1 ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice1 or   
o!r type ( civil s]vice4  4  7b7        
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at 
! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] ! item relat+ to section #gaa !    
foll[+ new item3  #gab4 ,acc\ntability (
 ,secret>y to ,inspector ,g5]al4  4