,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bg1 #bjag,mr4  
,br[n ( ,m>yl& 7= himself & ,mr4        
,de,fazio7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to make   
c]ta9 improvem5ts 9 ! transp>5cy ( !    
p]sonnel vacancies & /aff+ levels ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,va ,/aff+ & ,vacancies   
,transp>5cy ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,s5se (  
,congress reg>d+ ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs /aff+ levels  7a7 ,f9d+s       
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,!
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ne$s to  
fill at lea/ #de1jjj positions4  7#b7   
,prolong$ p]sonnel vacancies 9 !        
,dep>tm5t result 9 /aff+ %ortages t     
cause vet]ans to receive delay$ b5efits 
& s]vices4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is 
! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,dep>tm5t %\ld   
make ! resolution ( /aff+ %ortages a top

 priority4  #c4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs p]sonnel transp>5cy  7a7       
,publication ( /aff+ & vacancies  7#a7  
,website requir$ ,n lat] ?an #cj days   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all make 
publicly available on an int]net website
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs !    
foll[+ in=mation1 :i* %all be display$  
by dep>tm5tal compon5t or1 9 ! case (   
in=mation relat+ to ,vet]ans ,heal?     
,adm9i/ration positions1 by m$ical      
facility3  7,a7 ,! numb] ( p]sonnel     
encumb]+ positions4  7,b7 ,! numb] (    
accessions & de-accessions ( p]sonnel   
dur+ ! mon? prec$+ ! date ( !           
publication ( ! in=mation4  7,c7 ,!     
numb] ( vacancies1 by occupation4  7,d7 
,! numb] ( active job po/+s t h be5     
fill$ dur+ ! #cj-;day p]iod end+ on !   
date ( publication ( ! in=mation1       
includ+ ! l5g? ( "t = :i* ea* position 0
 po/$ prior to be+ fill$4  7#b7 ,update 
( in=mation ,! ,secret>y %all update !  
in=mation on ! website requir$ "u       

p>agraph 7#a7 on a mon?ly basis4  7#c7  
,treatm5t ( contractor positions ,any   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs position t
 is fill$ ?r\gh a contractor employee   
may n be treat$ z a ,dep>tm5t position =
 purposes ( ! in=mation requir$ to be   
publi%$ "u p>agraph 7#a74  7#d7         
,inspector ,g5]al review ,on a          
semi-annual basis1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al (
 ! ,dep>tm5t %all review ! adm9i/ration 
( ! website requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 &  
make recomm5dations relat+ to !         
improvem5t ( su* adm9i/ration4  7b7     
,report to ,congress ,! ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs %all submit to        
,congress an annual report on ! /eps !  
,dep>tm5t is tak+ to a*ieve full /aff+  
capacity4 ,ea* su* report %all include !
 am\nt ( additional funds necess>y to   
enable ! ,dep>tm5t to rea* full /aff+   
capacity4