,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #e1         
#bjag,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,crapo1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,daines1   
,mr4 ,flake1 and ,mr4 ,johnson7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,veterans ,affairs to revoke bonuses    
paid to employees involved in electronic
 wait list manipulations1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,prohibition on award of 
bonuses to employees subject of adverse 
findings  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #g of
 title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #gag4           
,prohibition on award of bonuses to     
employees subject of adverse findings   
7a7 ,prohibition  7#a7 ,notwithstanding 
any other provision of law1 in a case in
 which the ,secretary makes an adverse  
finding relating to an employee of the  

,department1 the ,secretary may not     
award a bonus to such employee until the
 earlier of--  7,a7 the date that is    
five years after the end of the fiscal  
year in which the adverse finding was   
made2 or  7,b7 the date that the finding
 is found to have been made in error4   
7#b7 ,the ,secretary may base an adverse
 finding under paragraph 7#a7 on an     
investigation by1 determination of1 or  
information provided by the ,inspector  
,general of the ,department or another  
senior ethics official of the           
,department or the ,comptroller ,general
 of the ,united ,states in connection   
with the carrying out by such official  
of an activity1 authority1 or function  
under a provision of law other than this
 section4  7b7 ,previously awarded      
bonuses ,if the ,secretary makes an     
adverse finding relating to an employee 
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary1   
after notice and an opportunity for a   
hearing1 shall issue an order directing 
the employee to repay the amount of any 

bonus awarded to the employee during the
 year during which the adverse finding  
is made1 unless such finding is found to
 have been made in error4  7c7          
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the
 term adverse finding relating to an    
employee means a determination that the 
conduct of the employee--  7,a7 violated
 a policy of the ,department for which  
the employee may be removed or          
suspended2 or  7,b7 violated a law for  
which the employee may be imprisoned for
 more than #a year4  7#b7 ,the term     
bonus means any bonus or cash award1    
including-- 7,a7 an award under chapter 
#de of title #e2  7,b7 an award under   
section #echd of such title2 and  7,c7 a
 retention bonus under section #eged of 
such title4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment 
,the table of sections at the beginning 
of such chapter is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item3  #gag4  
,prohibition on award of bonuses to     
employees subject of adverse findings4  
4  #b4 ,retention of records of         

reprimands and admonishments received by
 employees of the ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,in general     
,chapter #g of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code1 as amended by section #a1
 is further amended by adding at the end
 the following new section3  #gai4      
,record of reprimands and admonishments 
,if any employee of the ,department     
receives a reprimand or admonishment1   
the ,secretary shall retain a copy of   
such reprimand or admonishment in the   
permanent record of the employee as long
 as the employee is employed by the     
,department4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment
 ,the table of sections at the beginning
 of such chapter1 as amended by section 
#a1 is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new item3  #gai4      
,record of reprimands and admonishments4
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