,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bida  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #be1 #bjae ,mr4 
,roe ( ,t5nessee introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
prohibit ! receipt ( bonuses by         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs employees 
:o violate ,f$]al civil laws or         
regulations1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,vet]ans ,affairs ,employee             
,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,limitation on
 bonuses = ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 employees :o violate f$]al civil laws  
or regulations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #g (
 title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
section3  #gae4 ,limitation on bonuses  
7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,! ,secret>y %all    
ensure t no employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t :o1  
dur+ any ye>1 kn[+ly violates any law1  
regulation1 or policy describ$ 9        
p>agraph 7#b7 receives a bonus = or dur+

 t ye>4  7#b7 ,a law1 regulation1 or    
policy describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is any ( 
! foll[+3  7,a7 ,a ,f$]al civil law or  
,f$]al regulation1 includ+ su* civil    
laws or regulations cov]$ "u ! ,f$]al   
,acquisition ,regulation & ! ,vet]ans   
,affairs ,acquisition ,regulation4  7,b7
 ,an int]nal policy ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7b7 
,c]tification ,! ,secret>y %all annually
 c]tify to ,congress t ea* bonus aw>d$  
by ! ,secret>y dur+ ! previ\s ye> 0     
aw>d$ 9 accordance ) subsection 7a77#a74
  7c7 ,bonus def9$ ,= purposes ( ?is    
section1 ! t]m bonus means any pay      
augm5tation1 inc5tive1 or additional    
gift ( any value1 includ+--  7#a7 gift  
c>ds2  7#b7 any sum ( money2  7#c7 any  
aw>d ( monet>y or non-monet>y value2    
7#d7 any donation to or on behalf ( or  
any value aw>d$ to a recipi5t2  7#e7 a  
ret5tion inc5tive2  7#f7 a ret5tion     
inc5tive paym5t2  7#g7 a ret5tion       
inc5tive aw>d2  7#h7 a ,presid5tial     
,rank ,aw>d2  7#i7 an individual ca%    
aw>d 7non-rat+ bas$72  7#aj7 an         

individual ca% aw>d 7rat+ bas$72  7#aa7 
a gr\p ca% aw>d2  7#ab7 a travel sav+s  
inc5tive2  7#ac7 an individual "t (f    
aw>d--h\rs2  7#ad7 a gr\p "t (f         
aw>d--h\rs2  7#ae7 an individual        
sugge/ion or inv5tion aw>d2  7#af7 a    
gr\p sugge/ion or inv5tion aw>d2  7#ag7 
a =eign language aw>d2  7#ah7 any o!r   
individual aw>d2  7#ai7 any o!r gr\p    
aw>d2  7#bj7 a special c]tification     
aw>d2  7#ba7 an exempl>y job p]=mance or
 a*ievem5t aw>d2  7#bb7 a lump sum      
p]=mance paym5t 7rat+ bas$ 9 lieu ( pay 
adju/m5t72  7#bc7 a lump sum p]=mance   
paym5t 7rat+ bas$ n 9 lieu ( pay        
adju/m5t72  7#bd7 a lump sum p]=mance   
paym5t 7non-rat+ bas$72  7#be7 a        
ret5tion inc5tive2  7#bf7 a recruitm5t  
inc5tive2  7#bg7 a relocation inc5tive2 
7#bh7 a p]=mance aw>d2  7#bi7 any /ud5t 
loan repaym5t2  7#cj7 a sep>ation       
inc5tive2  7#ca7 a ref]ral bonus2  7#cb7
 any o!r =m ( recognition1 monet>y or   
non-monet>y1 z a result ( any action1   
activity1 sugge/ion or ef=t t is bas$ on

 false1 fraudul5t or incomplete         
in=mation1 includ+ any su* aw>ds z      
id5tifi$ or to be id5tifi$ by ! ,(fice (
 ,p]sonnel ,managem5t rules1 regulations
 & policies & ,dep>tm5t rules1          
regulations1 & policies2 &  7#cc7 any   
o!r inc5tive requir+ approval f !       
,c5tral ,(fice ,human ,res\rce ,s]vice1 
! ,*ief ,bus9ess ,(fice ,work=ce        
,managem5t1 or ! ,corporate ,s5ior      
,executive ,managem5t ,(fice4  4  7b7   
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at 
! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new item3  #gae4        
,limitation on bonuses4  4