,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bida  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,roe of ,tennessee introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to prohibit the receipt  
of bonuses by ,department of ,veterans  
,affairs employees who violate ,federal 
civil laws or regulations1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,veterans ,affairs  
,employee ,accountability ,act4  #b4    
,limitation on bonuses for ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs employees who     
violate federal civil laws or           
regulations  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #g
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new section3  #gae4           
,limitation on bonuses  7a7 ,in general 
7#a7 ,the ,secretary shall ensure that  
no employee of the ,department who1     
during any year1 knowingly violates any 

law1 regulation1 or policy described in 
paragraph 7#b7 receives a bonus for or  
during that year4  7#b7 ,a law1         
regulation1 or policy described in this 
paragraph is any of the following3  7,a7
 ,a ,federal civil law or ,federal      
regulation1 including such civil laws or
 regulations covered under the ,federal 
,acquisition ,regulation and the        
,veterans ,affairs ,acquisition         
,regulation4  7,b7 ,an internal policy  
of the ,department4  7b7 ,certification 
,the ,secretary shall annually certify  
to ,congress that each bonus awarded by 
the ,secretary during the previous year 
was awarded in accordance with          
subsection 7a77#a74  7c7 ,bonus defined 
,for purposes of this section1 the term 
bonus means any pay augmentation1       
incentive1 or additional gift of any    
value1 including--  7#a7 gift cards2    
7#b7 any sum of money2  7#c7 any award  
of monetary or non-monetary value2  7#d7
 any donation to or on behalf of or any 
value awarded to a recipient2  7#e7 a   

retention incentive2  7#f7 a retention  
incentive payment2  7#g7 a retention    
incentive award2  7#h7 a ,presidential  
,rank ,award2  7#i7 an individual cash  
award 7non-rating based72  7#aj7 an     
individual cash award 7rating based72   
7#aa7 a group cash award2  7#ab7 a      
travel savings incentive2  7#ac7 an     
individual time off award--hours2  7#ad7
 a group time off award--hours2  7#ae7  
an individual suggestion or invention   
award2  7#af7 a group suggestion or     
invention award2  7#ag7 a foreign       
language award2  7#ah7 any other        
individual award2  7#ai7 any other group
 award2  7#bj7 a special certification  
award2  7#ba7 an exemplary job          
performance or achievement award2  7#bb7
 a lump sum performance payment 7rating 
based in lieu of pay adjustment72  7#bc7
 a lump sum performance payment 7rating 
based not in lieu of pay adjustment72   
7#bd7 a lump sum performance payment    
7non-rating based72  7#be7 a retention  
incentive2  7#bf7 a recruitment         

incentive2  7#bg7 a relocation          
incentive2  7#bh7 a performance award2  
7#bi7 any student loan repayment2  7#cj7
 a separation incentive2  7#ca7 a       
referral bonus2  7#cb7 any other form of
 recognition1 monetary or non-monetary1 
as a result of any action1 activity1    
suggestion or effort that is based on   
false1 fraudulent or incomplete         
information1 including any such awards  
as identified or to be identified by the
 ,office of ,personnel ,management      
rules1 regulations and policies and     
,department rules1 regulations1 and     
policies2 and  7#cc7 any other incentive
 requiring approval from the ,central   
,office ,human ,resource ,service1 the  
,chief ,business ,office ,workforce     
,management1 or the ,corporate ,senior  
,executive ,management ,office4  4  7b7 
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item3  #gae4          
,limitation on bonuses4  4