,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ab1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,miller of ,florida introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs1  
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,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 by the ,secretary to carry   
out this section2 and  7#b7 before a    
repayment1 the employee is afforded     
notice and an opportunity for a hearing 
conducted by the ,secretary4  7b7       
,review ,the decision of the ,secretary 
regarding a repayment by an employee    
pursuant to subsection 7a7 is final and 
may not be reviewed by any other agency 
or any court4  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