,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aha  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#afij  ,report ,no4 #aae-bdi  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march 
#bb1 #bjag ,ms4 ,tenney 7for herself1   
,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,ms4        
,gabbard1 ,mr4 ,faso1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 
,banks of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,coffman1 ,mr4 
,collins of ,new ,york1 and ,ms4        
,sinema7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,july #bd1         
#bjag;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 and ,mr4  
,messer  ,july #bd1 #bjag ,reported with
 an amendment1 committed to the         
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed ,strike out all after the       
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,march #bb1 #bjag  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to require the ,secretary

 of ,veterans ,affairs to submit an     
annual report regarding performance     
awards and bonuses awarded to certain   
high-level employees of the ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,bonus
 ,transparency ,act4  #b4 ,annual report
 on performance awards and bonuses      
awarded to certain high-level employees 
of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs
  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #g of title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after section #gag the     
following new section3  #gah4 ,annual   
report on performance awards and bonuses
 awarded to certain high-level employees
  7a7 ,in general ,not later than #abj  
days after the end of each fiscal year1 
the ,secretary shall submit to the      
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report that contains1 for the most      
recent fiscal year ending before the    
submittal of the report1 a description  
of the performance awards and bonuses   

awarded to ,regional ,office ,directors 
of the ,department1 ,directors of       
,medical ,centers of the ,department1   
,directors of ,veterans ,integrated     
,service ,networks1 and any other       
individual employed in a senior         
executive position4  7b7 ,elements ,each
 report submitted under subsection 7a7  
shall include the following with respect
 to each performance award or bonus     
awarded to an individual described in   
such subsection3  7#a7 ,the amount of   
each award or bonus4  7#b7 ,the job     
title of the individual awarded the     
award or bonus4  7#c7 ,the location     
where the individual awarded the award  
or bonus works4  7c7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3  7#a7 ,the term           
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs and the ,committee  
on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 and  
7,b7 the ,committee on ,veterans'       
,affairs and the ,committee on          
,appropriations of the ,house of        

,representatives4  7#b7 ,the term       
individual means-- 7,a7 a career        
appointee 7as that term is defined in   
section #cacb7;a77#d7 of title #e72 or  
7,b7 any individual who occupies an     
administrative or executive position and
 who was appointed under section        
#gcjf7;a7 or section #gdja7a7 of this   
title4  7#c7 ,the term senior executive 
position means-- 7,a7 with respect to a 
career appointee 7as that term is       
defined in section #cacb7;a77#d7 of     
title #e71 a ,senior ,executive ,service
 position 7as such term is defined in   
section #cacb7;a77#b7 of title #e72 and 
7,b7 with respect to an individual      
appointed under section #gcjf7;a7 or    
section #gdja7a7 of this title1 an      
administrative or executive position4  4
  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter #g 
of such title is amended by inserting   
after the item relating to section #gag 
the following new item3  #gah4 ,annual  
report on performance awards and bonuses

 awarded to certain high-level          
employees4  4  ,july #bd1 #bjag         
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed