,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cece  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #h1  
#bjaf ,mr4 ,flake 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 prohibit the ,secretary of ,veterans 
,affairs from employing any individual  
who has been convicted of a felony and  
medical personnel who have had their    
medical licenses or credentials revoked 
or suspended1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,clean ,up the ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs ,act of #bjaf4  #b4  
,prohibition on employment by ,secretary
 of ,veterans ,affairs of individuals   
convicted of felonies and medical       
personnel who have had their medical    
licenses or credentials revoked or      
suspended  7a7 ,individuals convicted of
 felonies ,section #gji of title #ch1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    

adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7d7 7#a7 ,the ,secretary   
may not employ1 transfer1 or hire in any
 position at the ,department any person 
who has been convicted of a ,state or   
,federal criminal offense described in  
paragraph 7#b7 for which the minimum    
term of imprisonment is more than #a    
year4  7#b7 ,the criminal offenses      
described in this paragraph are as      
follows3 7,a7 ,a sex offense 7as defined
 in section #aaa of the ,sex ,offender  
,registration and ,notification ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afiaa774  7,b7 ,an      
offense involving the sale or           
distribution of a controlled substance  
7as defined in section #ajb of the      
,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hjb774  7,c7 ,fraud4  7,d7   
,theft4  7,e7 ,assault4  7,f7 ,battery4 
7,g7 ,a crime of violence 7as defined in
 section #af of title #ah74  7,h7 ,an   
offense involving the use of a firearm  
7as defined in section #iba of title    
#ah7 or other deadly weapon4  7,i7 ,an  

offense under section #baac of title #ah
 or similar ,state statute4  7,j7       
,kidnapping4  7,k7 ,such other offenses 
as the ,secretary considers             
inappropriate for employment at the     
,department4  7#c7 ,before hiring any   
individual for a position at the        
,department1 the ,secretary shall       
conduct a background check to determine 
whether the individual has been         
convicted of any offenses listed in     
paragraph 7#b74  4  7b7 ,individuals who
 have had medical licenses or           
credentials revoked or suspended        
,section #gdjb of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7h7 7#a7 ,the ,secretary   
may not employ1 transfer1 or hire any   
individual in a position listed in      
section #gdja7a7 of this title who has  
had a license or credential relating to 
such position revoked or suspended4     
7#b7 ,before hiring any individual for a
 position listed in section #gdja7a7 of 
this title1 the ,secretary shall conduct

 a background check to determine whether
 the individual has had a license or    
credential relating to such position    
revoked or suspended in any ,state4  4  
7c7 ,termination of current employees   
,as soon as practicable after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
begin the process of terminating the    
employment of each individual employed  
by the ,secretary in violation of       
section #gji7;d7 or section #gdjb7;h7 of
 title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as   
added by subsections 7a7 and 7b71       
respectively4  7d7 ,relation to other   
provisions of law  7#a7 ,in general ,any
 provision of title #e1 ,united ,states 
,code1 or subchapter ,v of chapter #gd  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1    
otherwise applicable to the termination 
of an employee under subsection 7c7 of  
this section1 section #gji7;d7 of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by 
subsection 7a7 of this section1 or      
section #gdjb7;h7 of such title1 as     

added by subsection 7b7 of this section1
 shall apply to the termination1 except 
to the extent such provision of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 or subchapter
 ,v of chapter #gd of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 conflicts with1 and is  
superseded by1 subsection 7c7 of this   
section1 section #gji7;d7 of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 or section       
#gdjb7;h7 of such title4  7#b7 ,merit   
system principles ,the ,secretary shall 
carry out any termination described in  
paragraph 7#a7 in a manner consistent   
with the merit system principles set    
forth in section #bcja7;b7 of title #e1 
,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,rule of   
construction ,subsection 7c7 of this    
section1 section #gji7;d7 of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 as added by      
subsection 7a7 of this section1 and     
section #gdjb7;h7 of such title1 as     
added by subsection 7b7 of this section 
shall not be construed to deprive or    
waive for any individual any employment 
protection or due process requirement in

 effect on the day before the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 except as   
provided in paragraph 7#a7 of this      
subsection4