,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bb1 #bjag,ms4   
,t5ney 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4    
,correa1 ,ms4 ,gabb>d1 ,mr4 ,faso1 ,mr4 
,jones1 ,mr4 ,banks ( ,indiana1 ,mr4    
,c(fman1 ,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,new ,york1 &   
,ms4 ,s9ema7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to submit an annual report reg>d+       
p]=mance aw>ds & bonuses aw>d$ to c]ta9 
high-level employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs ,bonus ,transp>5cy    
,act4  #b4 ,annual report on p]=mance   
aw>ds & bonuses aw>d$ to c]ta9          
high-level employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt]  
#g ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is 
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #gag !     
foll[+ new section3  #gah4 ,annual      

report on p]=mance aw>ds & bonuses aw>d$
 to c]ta9 high-level employees  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! end ( 
ea* fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all submit 
to ! appropriate committees ( ,congress 
a report t conta9s1 = ! mo/ rec5t fiscal
 ye> end+ be=e ! submittal ( ! report1 a
 description ( ! p]=mance aw>ds &       
bonuses aw>d$ to ,regional ,(fice       
,directors ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 ,directors (  
,m$ical ,c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 ,directors
 ( ,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice          
,networks1 & any o!r individual employ$ 
9 a s5ior executive position4  7b7      
,elem5ts ,ea* report submitt$ "u        
subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+ )  
respect to ea* p]=mance aw>d or bonus   
aw>d$ to an individual describ$ 9 su*   
subsection3  7#a7 ,! am\nt ( ea* aw>d or
 bonus4  7#b7 ,! job title ( !          
individual aw>d$ ! aw>d or bonus4  7#c7 
,! location :]e ! individual aw>d$ !    
aw>d or bonus works4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section3  7#a7 ,! t]m appropriate  
committees ( ,congress means-- 7,a7 !   

,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs & !    
,committee on ,appropriations ( !       
,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs & ! ,committee on    
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,! t]m individual
 means--  7,a7 a c>e] appo9tee 7z t t]m 
is def9$ 9 section #cacb7;a77#d7 ( title
 #e72 or  7,b7 any individual :o        
occupies an adm9i/rative or executive   
position & :o 0 appo9t$ "u section      
#gcjf7;a7 or section #gdja7a7 ( ?is     
title4  7#c7 ,! t]m s5ior executive     
position means-- 7,a7 ) respect to a    
c>e] appo9tee 7z t t]m is def9$ 9       
section #cacb7;a77#d7 ( title #e71 a    
,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice position 7z   
su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #cacb7;a77#b7
 ( title #e72 &  7,b7 ) respect to an   
individual appo9t$ "u section #gcjf7;a7 
or section #gdja7a7 ( ?is title1 an     
adm9i/rative or executive position4  4  
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections
 at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #g ( su* title is  
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   

section #gag ! foll[+ new item3  #gah4  
,annual report on p]=mance aw>ds &      
bonuses aw>d$ to c]ta9 high-level       
employees4  4