,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,may #af1 #bjah4  ,amendment3  ,that the
 bill from the ,house of                
,representatives 7,h4,r4 #bggb7 entitled
 ,an ,act to amend title #ch1 ,united   
,states ,code1 to provide for           
requirements relating to the            
reassignment of ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs senior executive employees41  
do pass with the following ,strike all  
after the enacting clause and insert the
 following3 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs ,senior ,executive   
,accountability ,act of #bjah or the    
,,sea ,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,semiannual   
reports on reassignment of ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs senior executive  
employees  7a7 ,in general ,subchapter  
,i of chapter #g of title #ch1 ,united  
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#gbg4 ,reassignment of senior executives
  7a7 ,approval of reassignments ,no    
individual employed in a senior         

executive position at the ,department   
may be reassigned to another such       
position at the ,department unless such 
reassignment is approved in writing and 
signed by the ,secretary4  7b7          
,semiannual reports required  7#a7 ,not 
later than ,june #cj and ,december #ca  
of each year1 the ,secretary shall      
submit to ,congress a report on the     
reassignment of individuals employed in 
senior executive positions at the       
,department to other such positions at  
the ,department during the period       
covered by the report4  7#b7 ,each      
report submitted under paragraph 7#a7   
shall describe the purpose of each      
reassignment and the costs associated   
with such reassignment4  7#c7 ,for      
purposes of paragraph 7#b71 costs       
associated with a reassignment may only 
include the following3 7,a7 ,a salary   
increase4  7,b7 ,temporary travel       
expenses for the individual or the      
family of the individual4  7,c7 ,moving 
expenses4  7,d7 ,a paid incentive4  7c7 

,senior executive position defined ,in  
this section1 the term senior executive 
position has the meaning given such term
 in section #gac7;d7 of this title4  4  
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #gbe the   
following new item3  #gbg4 ,reassignment
 of senior executives4  4  ,secretary