,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cccj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ad1
 #bjaf,mr4 ,moran introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
reduce the benefits of employees of the 
,department of ,veterans ,affairs who   
are medical professionals and were      
convicted of violent crimes against     
veterans1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,accountability to ,safeguard       
,veterans from ,violent ,crimes ,act of 
#bjaf4  #b4 ,reduction of benefits for  
medical professionals of ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs convicted of violent 
crimes against veterans  7a7 ,in general
 ,chapter #g of title #ch1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#gae4 ,reduction of benefits of medical 
professionals convicted of violent      
crimes against veterans  7a7 ,reduction 

of annuity for removed employee ,the    
covered service of an individual removed
 from a covered position under section  
#gac of this title or subchapter ,v of  
chapter #gd of this title shall not be  
taken into account for purposes of      
calculating an annuity with respect to  
such individual under chapter #hc or    
chapter #hd of title #e1 if the         
individual is convicted of a crime of   
violence against a veteran while        
employed in the covered position4  7b7  
,reduction of annuity for retired       
employee  7#a7 ,the ,secretary may order
 that the covered service of an         
individual who is subject to a removal  
or transfer action under section #gac of
 this title or subchapter ,v of chapter 
#gd of this title but who leaves        
employment at the ,department prior to  
the issuance of a final decision with   
respect to such action shall not be     
taken into account for purposes of      
calculating an annuity with respect to  
such individual under chapter #hc or    

chapter #hd of title #e1 if the         
individual is convicted of a crime of   
violence against a veteran while        
employed in the covered position4  7#b7 
,the ,secretary shall make such an order
 not later than #g days after the date  
on which such individual is convicted of
 such felony4  7#c7 ,not later than #cj 
days after the ,secretary issues any    
order with respect to an individual     
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,director of  
the ,office of ,personnel ,management   
shall recalculate the annuity of the    
individual4  7c7 ,lump-,sum ,annuity    
,credit ,any individual with respect to 
whom an annuity is reduced under        
subsection 7a7 or 7b7 shall be entitled 
to be paid so much of such individual's 
lump-sum credit as is attributable to   
the period of covered service4  7d7     
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the
 term covered position is a position    
listed in section #gdja7a7 of this title
 that is not a senior executive         
position4  7#b7 ,the term covered       

service means1 with respect to an       
individual subject to a removal or      
transfer action under section #gac of   
this title or subchapter ,v of chapter  
#gd of this title1 the period of service
 beginning on the date that the         
,secretary determines under such section
 or subchapter that such individual     
engaged in activity that gave rise to   
such action and ending on the date that 
such individual is removed from the     
civil service or leaves employment at   
the ,department prior to the issuance of
 a final decision with respect to such  
action1 as the case may be4  7#c7 ,the  
term crime of violence has the meaning  
given such term in section #af of title 
#ah4  7#d7 ,the term lump-sum credit has
 the meaning given such term in section 
#hcca7h7 or section #hdja7ai7 of title  
#e1 as the case may be4  7#e7 ,the term 
senior executive position has the       
meaning given such term in section      
#gac7;g7 of this title4  7#f7 ,the term 
service has the meaning given such term 

in section #hcca7ab7 or section         
#hdja7bf7 of title #e1 as the case may  
be4  4  7b7 ,application ,section #gae  
of such title1 as added by subsection   
7a71 shall apply to any action of       
removal or transfer under section #gac  
of such title or subchapter ,v of       
chapter #gd of such title commencing on 
or after the date of the enactment of   
this ,act4  7c7 ,clerical amendment ,the
 table of sections at the beginning of  
such chapter is amended by adding at the
 end the following new item3  #gae4     
,reduction of benefits of medical       
professionals convicted of violent      
crimes against veterans4  4