#aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #bhj  ,,an ,,act  ,to authorize the 
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
recoup bonuses and awards paid to       
employees of the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 ,authority to  
recoup bonuses or awards paid to        
employees of ,department of ,veterans   
,affairs  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #g of
 title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #gae4           
,recoupment of bonuses or awards paid to
 employees of ,department  7a7          
,recoupment ,notwithstanding any other  
provision of law1 the ,secretary may    
issue an order directing an employee of 
the ,department to repay the amount1 or 
a portion of the amount1 of any award or
 bonus paid to the employee under title 
#e1 including under chapters #de or #ec 
of such title1 or this title if--  7#a7 
the ,secretary determines such repayment
 appropriate pursuant to regulations    
prescribed under subsection 7c72 and    

7#b7 before such repayment1 the employee
 is afforded notice and an opportunity  
for a hearing conducted by another      
department or agency of the ,federal    
,government4  7b7 ,review ,a decision   
regarding a repayment by an employee    
pursuant to subsection 7a77#b7 is final 
and may not be reviewed by any          
department or agency or any court4  7c7 
,regulations ,the ,secretary shall      
prescribe regulations to carry out this 
section4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of sections at the beginning 
of such chapter is further amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
item3  #gae4 ,recoupment of bonuses or  
awards paid to employees of ,department4
  4  7c7 ,effective date ,section #gae  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as 
added by subsection 7a71 shall apply    
with respect to an award or bonus paid  
by the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs 
to an employee of the ,department of    
,veterans ,affairs before1 on1 or after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 

7d7 ,construction ,nothing in this ,act 
or the amendments made by this ,act may 
be construed to modify the certification
 issued by the ,office of ,personnel    
,management and the ,office of          
,management and ,budget regarding the   
performance appraisal system of the     
,senior ,executive ,service of the      
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4      
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,march #b1 #bjae4;,clerk4