,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ceie  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bd1 #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     
extend the authorization to carry out   
the replacement of the existing medical 
center of the ,department of ,veterans  
,affairs in ,denver1 ,colorado1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,increased     
,authorizations for the ,denver ,,va    
,medical ,center ,construction ,project 
,act4  #b4 ,increase in authorization   
for ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
medical facility project previously     
authorized ,section #b7;a7 of the       

,construction ,authorization and ,choice
 ,improvement ,act 7,public ,law        
#aad-ai2 #abi ,stat4 #bae71 as amended  
by section #a of ,public ,law #aad-be1  
is further amended by striking          
#a1jej1jjj1jjj and inserting            
#a1fge1jjj1jjj4  #c4 ,project management
 of super construction projects  7a7 ,in
 general ,section #hajc of title #ch1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7e7  7#a7 ,in the case of  
any super construction project1 the     
,secretary shall enter into an agreement
 with an appropriate non-,department    
,federal entity to provide full project 
management services for the super       
construction project1 including         
management over the project design1     
acquisition1 construction1 and contract 
changes4 ,such agreement shall provide  
that the ,secretary shall reimburse such
 ,federal entity for all costs          
associated with the provision of project
 management services under the          

agreement4  7#b7 ,in this subsection1   
the term super construction project     
means a project for the construction1   
alteration1 or acquisition of a medical 
facility involving a total expenditure  
of more than #ajj1jjj1jjj4  4  7b7      
,application ,the amendment made by     
subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect 
to the following3 7#a7 ,the medical     
facility construction project in        
,denver1 ,colorado1 specified in section
 #b of the ,construction ,authorization 
and ,choice ,improvement ,act 7,public  
,law #aad-ai2 #abi ,stat4 #bae74  7#b7  
,a super construction project 7as       
defined in section #hajc7;e77#b7 of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
added by such subsection 7a77 that is   
authorized on or after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act4  #d4            
,modification to limitation on awards   
and bonuses ,section #gje of the        
,veterans ,access1 ,choice1 and         
,accountability ,act of #bjad 7,public  
,law #aac-adf2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #gjc note7 

is amended to read as follows3  #gje4   
,limitation on awards and bonuses paid  
to employees of ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs ,the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs shall ensure that the aggregate
 amount of awards and bonuses paid by   
the ,secretary in a fiscal year under   
chapter #de or #ec of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 or any other awards or   
bonuses authorized under such title or  
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 does  
not exceed the following amounts3  7#a7 
,with respect to fiscal year #bjaf1     
#ajj1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,with respect to    
each of fiscal years #bjag through      
#bjbd1 #cfj1jjj1jjj4  4  #e4 ,reduction 
of benefits for members of the ,senior  
,executive ,service within the          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
convicted of certain crimes  7a7        
,reduction of benefits  7#a7 ,in general
 ,chapter #g of title #ch1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding     
after section #gac the following new    
section3  #gae4 ,senior executives3     

reduction of benefits of individuals    
convicted of certain crimes  7a7        
,reduction of annuity for removed       
employee ,the ,secretary shall order    
that the covered service of an          
individual removed from a senior        
executive position under section #gac of
 this title shall not be taken into     
account for purposes of calculating an  
annuity with respect to such individual 
under chapter #hc or chapter #hd of     
title #e1 if--  7#a7 the individual is  
convicted of a felony that influenced   
the individual's performance while      
employed in the senior executive        
position2 and  7#b7 before such order is
 made1 the individual is afforded notice
 and an opportunity for a hearing       
conducted by another department or      
agency of the ,federal ,government4  7b7
 ,reduction of annuity for retired      
employee  7#a7 ,the ,secretary may order
 that the covered service of an         
individual who is subject to a removal  
or transfer action under section #gac of

 this title but who leaves employment at
 the ,department prior to the issuance  
of a final decision with respect to such
 action shall not be taken into account 
for purposes of calculating an annuity  
with respect to such individual under   
chapter #hc or chapter #hd of title #e1 
if--  7,a7 the individual is convicted  
of a felony that influenced the         
individual's performance while employed 
in the senior executive position2 and   
7,b7 before such order is made1 the     
individual is afforded notice and an    
opportunity for a hearing conducted by  
another department or agency of the     
,federal ,government4  7#b7 ,the        
,secretary shall make such an order not 
later than seven days after the date of 
the conclusion of a hearing referred to 
in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 that determines  
that such order is lawful4  7c7         
,administrative requirements  7#a7 ,not 
later than #cj days after the ,secretary
 issues an order under subsection 7a7 or
 7b71 the ,director of the ,office of   

,personnel ,management shall recalculate
 the annuity of the individual4  7#b7 ,a
 decision regarding whether the covered 
service of an individual shall be taken 
into account for purposes of calculating
 an annuity under subsection 7a7 or 7b7 
is final and may not be reviewed by any 
department or agency or any court4  7d7 
,lump-,sum ,annuity ,credit ,any        
individual with respect to whom an      
annuity is reduced under subsection 7a7 
or 7b7 shall be entitled to be paid so  
much of such individual's lump-sum      
credit as is attributable to the period 
of covered service4  7e7 ,definitions   
,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term covered
 service means1 with respect to an      
individual subject to a removal or      
transfer action under section #gac of   
this title1 the period of service       
beginning on the date that the          
,secretary determines under such section
 that such individual engaged in        
activity that gave rise to such action  
and ending on the date that such        

individual is removed from the civil    
service or leaves employment at the     
,department prior to the issuance of a  
final decision with respect to such     
action1 as the case may be4  7#b7 ,the  
term lump-sum credit has the meaning    
given such term in section #hcca7h7 or  
section #hdja7ai7 of title #e1 as the   
case may be4  7#c7 ,the term senior     
executive position has the meaning given
 such term in section #gac7;g77#c7 of   
this title4  7#d7 ,the term service has 
the meaning given such term in section  
#hcca7ab7 or section #hdja7bf7 of title 
#e1 as the case may be4  4  7#b7        
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of chapter #g 
of such title is amended by inserting   
after the item relating to section #gac 
the following new item3  #gae4 ,senior  
executives3 reduction of benefits of    
individuals convicted of certain crimes4
  4  7b7 ,application ,section #gae of  
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
added by subsection 7a77#a71 shall apply

 to any action of removal or transfer   
under section #gac of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 commencing on or after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
#f4 ,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 as amended by section #e1
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following new section3  #gag4           
,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 chapter #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 amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section #gae1
 as added by section #e7;a77#b71 the    
following new item3  #gag4 ,recoupment  
of bonuses or awards paid to employees  
of ,department4  4  7c7 ,effective date 
,section #gag 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 on
 or after the date that is #ahj days    

after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  7d7 ,construction ,nothing in    
this section or the amendments made by  
this section 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