,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #edce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #i1 #bjaf ,mr4  
,luetkemey] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit !     
paym5t ( bonuses to c]ta9 ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs employees p5d+ fill+ (
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs m$ical   
c5t] director positions1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,provid+ ,lead]%ip &       
,improv+ ,vet]ans ,c>e ,act4  #b4       
,prohibition on paym5t ( bonuses to     
cov]$ employees p5d+ fill+ ( ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs m$ical c5t] director 
positions  7a7 ,prohibition ,no cov]$   
employee may be paid a bonus unless !   
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs det]m9es t
 no p]man5t position ( ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs m$ical c5t] director  
has be5 vacant = #ah consecutive mon?s4 
7b7 ,cov]$ employees ,9 ?is section1 !  
t]m cov]$ employee means any employee ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ^:      

responsibilities include p>ticipation 9 
! rat+1 rank+1 or selection process =   
individuals to fill positions (         
,dep>tm5t m$ical c5t] directors & :o    
occupies a s5ior executive position 7z  
su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #gac7;g77#c7 
( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code74  7c7 
,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #cj    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 & e #ahj days !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all submit to     
,congress a report outl9+ all vacancies 
9 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs m$ical  
c5t] director positions & ! duration =  
:i* ea* su* position has be5 vacant4    
7d7 ,applicability ,! prohibition "u    
subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to  
an #ah-mon? p]iod t beg9s on or aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4