,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dchd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ac1 #bjaf  
,mr4 ,guinta 7for himself and ,ms4      
,gabbard7 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 amend the ,veterans      
,access1 ,choice1 and ,accountability   
,act of #bjad to preclude certain senior
 employees of the ,veterans ,health     
,administration from receiving bonuses  
when any employee of such               
,administration has not met certain     
wait-time goals4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,veterans     
,administration ,bonus ,elimination ,act
 of #bjaf4  #b4 ,prohibition on bonuses 
for certain senior employees of the     

,veterans ,health ,administration when  
wait-time goals are not met  7a7 ,in    
general ,section #gje of the ,veterans  
,access1 ,choice1 and ,accountability   
,act of #bjad 7#ch ,u4,s4,c4 #gjc note7 
is amended--  7#a7 by striking ,in each 
of and inserting the following3  7a7    
,cap on bonuses ,in each of  2 and  7#b7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7b7 ,prohibition on bonuses under       
certain circumstances ,the ,secretary of
 ,veterans ,affairs shall ensure that no
 awards or bonuses described in         
subsection 7a7 are paid to an employee  
of the ,veterans ,health ,administration
 in a senior executive position 7as     
defined in section #gac7;g7 of title    
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code7 at a time   
when any employee of such               
,administration has failed to satisfy a 
request for an appointment for hospital 
care or medical services from the       
,department within the wait-time goals  
of the ,veterans ,health ,administration
 7as defined in section #aja7s77 for    

such request or within the timeline     
specified by the individual making such 
request1 whichever is later4  4  7b7    
,clarification of interaction with      
existing law ,section #bje7;a7 of the   
,veterans ,access1 ,choice1 and         
,accountability ,act of #bjad 7#ch      
,u4,s4,c4 #agja note7 is amended by     
striking are not used as factors and    
inserting are not1 except as provided by
 section #gje7;b71 used as factors4