,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ege  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bg1 #bjae    
,ms4 ,s9ema 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,b5i%ek7   
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 appropriately   
limit ! au?ority to aw>d bonuses to     
employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op    
,wa/eful ,bonuses 9 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs ,act ( #bjae or ! ,,va ,bonus 
,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,limitation on
 bonuses = employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt]  
#g ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #gad4 
,limitation & repaym5t ( bonuses  7a7   
7#a7 ,if ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$

 ,/ates1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 or any   
o!r s5ior e?ics (ficial ( ! ,dep>tm5t   
makes an adv]se f9d+ ) respect to an    
employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 ! ,secret>y1    
aft] notice & an opportunity = a he>+1  
%all issue an ord] direct+ ! employee to
 repay to ! ,dep>tm5t ! am\nt ( any     
bonus paid to ! employee dur+ ! fiscal  
ye> 9 :i* ! adv]se f9d+ is made4  7#b7  
,if ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !         
,dep>tm5t1 or any o!r s5ior e?ics       
(ficial ( ! ,dep>tm5t makes an adv]se   
f9d+ ) respect to an employee "u        
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y may n aw>d a
 bonus to su* employee = a p]iod ( #e   
ye>s beg9n+ on ! la/ day ( ! fiscal ye> 
dur+ :i* ! adv]se f9d+ occurr$4  7b7 ,9 
?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m adv]se f9d+ )  
respect to an employee means a          
det]m9ation t ! conduct ( ! employee--  
7,a7 violat$ a policy ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs = :i* ! employee may  
be remov$ or susp5d$2 or  7,b7 violat$ a

 law = :i* ! employee may be imprison$ =
 m ?an #a ye>2 &  7#b7 ! t]m bonus means
 any bonus or ca% aw>d1 includ+--  7,a7 
an aw>d "u *apt] #de ( title #e2  7,b7  
an aw>d "u section #echd ( su* title2 & 
7,c7 a ret5tion bonus "u section #eged (
 su* title4  4  7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+  
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = *apt] #g (
 title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #gad4 
,limitation & repaym5t ( bonuses4  4    
7c7 ,application ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is
 section %all apply to any bonus paid 9 
fiscal ye> #bjad & ea* fiscal ye>       
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