,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ac1 #bjaf    
,mr4 ,gu9ta 7= himself & ,ms4 ,gabb>d7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &
 ,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 = a p]iod to be       
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,vet]ans 
,access1 ,*oice1 & ,acc\ntability ,act (
 #bjad to preclude c]ta9 s5ior employees
 ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration f    
receiv+ bonuses :5 any employee ( su*   
,adm9i/ration has n met c]ta9 wait-"t   
goals4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,adm9i/ration ,bonus 
,elim9ation ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4          
,prohibition on bonuses = c]ta9 s5ior   
employees ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?           
,adm9i/ration :5 wait-"t goals are n met
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #gje ( !        
,vet]ans ,access1 ,*oice1 &             

,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad 7#ch        
,u4,s4,c4 #gjc note7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by
 /rik+ ,9 ea* ( & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7a7 
,cap on bonuses ,9 ea* (  2 &  7#b7 by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7b7            
,prohibition on bonuses "u c]ta9        
circum/ances ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs %all ensure t no aw>ds or      
bonuses describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 are   
paid to an employee ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal? 
,adm9i/ration 9 a s5ior executive       
position 7z def9$ 9 section #gac7;g7 (  
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 at a "t 
:5 any employee ( su* ,adm9i/ration has 
fail$ to satisfy a reque/ = an appo9tm5t
 = hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices f !   
,dep>tm5t )9 ! wait-"t goals ( !        
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration 7z def9$ 9
 section #aja7s77 = su* reque/ or )9 !  
timel9e specifi$ by ! individual mak+   
su* reque/1 :i*ev] is lat]4  4  7b7     
,cl>ification ( int]action ) exi/+ law  
,section #bje7;a7 ( ! ,vet]ans ,access1 
,*oice1 & ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad   
7#ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note7 is am5d$ by  

/rik+ are n us$ z factors & ins]t+ are  
n1 except z provid$ by section #gje7;b71
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