,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #c1      
#bjae,mr4 ,cassidy introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to require the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs to retain a copy of any        
reprimand or admonishment received by an
 employee of the ,department in the     
permanent record of the employee4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,ensuring ,department of ,veterans  
,affairs ,employee ,accountability ,act4
  #b4 ,retention of records of          
reprimands and admonishments received by
 employees of the ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,in general     
,chapter #g of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#gad4 ,record of reprimands and         
admonishments ,if any employee of the   

,department receives a reprimand or     
admonishment1 the ,secretary shall      
retain a copy of such reprimand or      
admonishment in the permanent record of 
the employee as long as the employee is 
employed by the ,department4  4  7b7    
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item3  #gad4 ,record  
of reprimands and admonishments4  4