,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #acfj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bf1         
#bjai,mr4 ,bo/ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,co/a1  
,mr4 ,rodney ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4    
,swalwell ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,b]gman1    
,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mrs4 ,h>tzl]1 ,mr4       
,o',hall]an1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,ms4 ,gabb>d1
 ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln ( ,pu]to ,rico1   
,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,evans1  
,mr4 ,wel*1 ,ms4 ,sewell ( ,alabama1    
,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 & ,mr4 ,kildee7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs to develop & implem5t 
a plan to hire directors ( ! m$ical     
c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,,va ,heal? ,c5t] ,managem5t        
,/ability & ,improvem5t ,act4  #b4      
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7   
,accord+ to data f ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs1 sev]al m$ical c5t]s (
 ! ,dep>tm5t are manag$ by act+ or      

tempor>y directors4  7#b7 ,"s ( ^!      
m$ical c5t]s h n be5 manag$ by a p]man5t
 director = a long p]iod4  7#c7         
,pursuant to section #cag4ijc ( title   
#e1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 a memb]
 ( ! s5ior executive s]vice :o is       
detail$ to a tempor>y position 9 a      
dep>tm5t or ag5cy ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  
may n s]ve 9 t position = p]iods long]  
?an #abj-;day increm5ts1 & no memb] ( ! 
s5ior executive s]vice may be detail$ to
 an unclassifi$ position = a p]iod long]
 ?an #bdj days4  7#d7 ,! inability ( !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to recruit
 qualifi$1 p]man5t c&idates z directors 
( m$ical c5t]s1 comb9$ ) ! policies     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 leads to      
frequ5t turnov] ( directors at ! m$ical 
c5t]s :i* imp$es ! ability ( sy/em      
managem5t to engage 9 long-t]m plann+ & 
o!r functions necess>y to improve s]vice
 deliv]y to vet]ans4  7#e7 ,! ,secret>y 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs %\ld develop a      
compreh5sive plan to recruit p]man5t    
directors at ea* m$ical c5t] t lacks a  

p]man5t director4  #c4 ,plan to hire    
directors ( m$ical c5t]s ( ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,plan ,n lat] ?an
 #abj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs %all develop & implem5t a plan 
to hire highly qualifi$ directors = ea* 
m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs t lacks a p]man5t director z ( 
! date ( ! plan4 ,! ,secret>y %all      
prioritize ! hir+ ( su* directors = !   
m$ical c5t]s t h n _h a p]man5t director
 = ! longe/ p]iods4  7b7 ,matt]s includ$
 ,! plan develop$ "u subsection 7a7 %all
 include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a deadl9e to   
hire ! directors ( ! m$ical c5t]s ( !   
,dep>tm5t z describ$ 9 su* subsection4  
7#b7 ,id5tification ( ! possible        
imp$im5ts to su* hir+4  7#c7            
,id5tification ( opportunities to       
promote & tra9 c&idates f )9 ! ,dep>tm5t
 to s5ior executive positions 9 !       
,dep>tm5t1 includ+ z directors ( m$ical 
c5t]s4  7c7 ,submission ,n lat] ?an #abj
 days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    

,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !      
,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate !    
plan develop$ "u subsection 7a74  7d7   
,semiannual reports ,n lat] ?an #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 & ea* #ahj-;day p]iod !reaft]     
until ,janu>y #a1 #bjba1 ! ,secret>y    
%all submit to ! ,committees on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a li/ ( ea*  
m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t t lacks a     
p]man5t director z ( ! date ( ! report4