,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bi1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,lowenthal introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to direct the ,secretary 
of ,veterans ,affairs to review certain 
whistleblower complaints4  #a4 ,review  
of whistleblower complaints  7a7 ,in    
general ,chapter #g of title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #gaa the        
following new section3  #gab4 ,review of
 whistleblower complaints  7a7 ,in      
general ,during each calendar quarter1  
the ,secretary shall review each covered
 whistleblower complaint that is filed  
during the previous calendar quarter4   
7b7 ,delegation ,the ,secretary may only
 delegate the authority of the          
,secretary under subsection 7a7 to      
review a covered whistleblower          
complaint1 without further delegation1  

to--  7#a7 the ,deputy ,secretary of    
,veterans ,affairs2  7#b7 the ,under    
,secretary for ,health2  7#c7 the ,under
 ,secretary for ,benefits2  7#d7 the    
,under ,secretary for ,memorial         
,affairs2  7#e7 an ,assistant ,secretary
 of ,veterans ,affairs2  7#f7 a ,deputy 
,assistant ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs2 or  7#g7 a director of the    
,veterans ,integrated ,service ,network4
  7c7 ,covered whistleblower complaint  
defined ,in this section1 the term      
covered whistleblower complaint means   
any complaint filed with the ,office of 
the ,special ,counsel under subchapter  
,,ii of chapter #ab of title #e with    
respect to a prohibited personnel       
practice committed by an officer or     
employee of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs and described in section      
#bcjb7;b77#h7 or #bcjb7;b77#i77;,a77i71 
7,b71 7,c71 or 7,d7 of such title4  4   
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by inserting after   

the item relating to section #gaa the   
following new item3  #gab4 ,review of   
whistleblower complaints4  4