,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bajg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #i1 #bjag ,mr4
 ,hell] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,man*97       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
require ! ,"u ,secret>y ( ,heal? to     
report major adv]se p]sonnel actions    
involv+ c]ta9 heal? c>e employees to !  
,national ,practition] ,data ,bank & to 
applicable ,/ate lic5s+ bo>ds1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs ,provid] ,acc\ntability ,act4  
#b4 ,acc\ntability )9 ,vet]ans ,heal?   
,adm9i/ration  7a7 ,report+ major adv]se
 actions to ,national ,practition] ,data
 ,bank & ,/ate lic5s+ bo>ds ,section    
#gdfa ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new  
subsection3  7f7 ,:5ev] ! ,"u ,secret>y 
= ,heal? 7or an (ficial designat$ by !  
,"u ,secret>y7 br+s *>ges bas$ on       

conduct or p]=mance aga9/ a section     
#gdja7a7 employee & z a result ( ^?     
*>ges a major adv]se action is tak5     
aga9/ ! employee1 ! ,"u ,secret>y %all1 
n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date on :i*  
su* major adv]se action is c>ri$ out1   
transmit to ! ,national ,practition]    
,data ,bank & ! applicable ,/ate lic5s+ 
bo>d ! "n ( ! employee1 a description ( 
! major adv]se action1 & a description (
 ! reason = ! major adv]se action4  4   
7b7 ,prohibition on sign+ settlem5ts )  
c]ta9 clauses  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z  
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs may n ent] into a     
settlem5t agreem5t relat+ to a claim by 
an employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs "u :i* ! ,dep>tm5t w\ld be     
requir$ to conceal a s]i\s m$ical error 
or purge a negative record f a p]sonnel 
file ( an employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#b7 
,exception ,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply  
to a negative record if ! head ( !      
,(fice ( ,acc\ntability & ,:i/lebl[]    
,protection ( ! ,dep>tm5t & ! ,special  

,c\nsel jo9tly c]tify t ! negative      
record is n legitimate4