,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #eg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #e1 #bjag,mr4 ,cassidy
 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4          
,grassley1 ,mr4 ,da9es1 ,mr4 ,flake1 &  
,mr4 ,johnson7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs to revoke bonuses paid
 to employees involv$ 9 electronic wait 
li/ manipulations1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,prohibition on aw>d ( bonuses to   
employees subject ( adv]se f9d+s  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,*apt] #g ( title #ch1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new section3  #gag4            
,prohibition on aw>d ( bonuses to       
employees subject ( adv]se f9d+s  7a7   
,prohibition  7#a7 ,not)/&+ any o!r     
provision ( law1 9 a case 9 :i* !       
,secret>y makes an adv]se f9d+ relat+ to
 an employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 ! ,secret>y 
may n aw>d a bonus to su* employee until
 ! e>li] (--  7,a7 ! date t is five ye>s

 aft] ! end ( ! fiscal ye> 9 :i* !      
adv]se f9d+ 0 made2 or  7,b7 ! date t ! 
f9d+ is f\nd to h be5 made 9 error4     
7#b7 ,! ,secret>y may base an adv]se    
f9d+ "u p>agraph 7#a7 on an inve/igation
 by1 det]m9ation (1 or in=mation provid$
 by ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t or
 ano!r s5ior e?ics (ficial ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 or ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates 9 connection ) ! c>ry+ out by su*
 (ficial ( an activity1 au?ority1 or    
function "u a provision ( law o!r ?an   
?is section4  7b7 ,previ\sly aw>d$      
bonuses ,if ! ,secret>y makes an adv]se 
f9d+ relat+ to an employee "u subsection
 7a71 ! ,secret>y1 aft] notice & an     
opportunity = a he>+1 %all issue an ord]
 direct+ ! employee to repay ! am\nt (  
any bonus aw>d$ to ! employee dur+ ! ye>
 dur+ :i* ! adv]se f9d+ is made1 unless 
su* f9d+ is f\nd to h be5 made 9 error4 
7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! 
t]m adv]se f9d+ relat+ to an employee   
means a det]m9ation t ! conduct ( !     
employee--  7,a7 violat$ a policy ( !   

,dep>tm5t = :i* ! employee may be remov$
 or susp5d$2 or  7,b7 violat$ a law =   
:i* ! employee may be imprison$ = m ?an 
#a ye>4  7#b7 ,! t]m bonus means any    
bonus or ca% aw>d1 includ+-- 7,a7 an    
aw>d "u *apt] #de ( title #e2  7,b7 an  
aw>d "u section #echd ( su* title2 &    
7,c7 a ret5tion bonus "u section #eged (
 su* title4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! 
table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt]
 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new 
item3  #gag4 ,prohibition on aw>d (     
bonuses to employees subject ( adv]se   
f9d+s4  4  #b4 ,ret5tion ( records (    
reprim&s & admoni%m5ts receiv$ by       
employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #g ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z am5d$ by   
section #a1 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+ new section3  #gai4 ,record
 ( reprim&s & admoni%m5ts ,if any       
employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t receives a       
reprim& or admoni%m5t1 ! ,secret>y %all 
reta9 a copy ( su* reprim& or admoni%m5t
 9 ! p]man5t record ( ! employee z long 

z ! employee is employ$ by ! ,dep>tm5t4 
4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (      
sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt]1 z     
am5d$ by section #a1 is fur!r am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new item3  #gai4 
,record ( reprim&s & admoni%m5ts4  4