,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eebe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ai1       
#bjai,mr4 ,rice of ,south ,carolina     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch and title #e1 ,united   
,states ,code1 to require the ,secretary
 of ,veterans ,affairs and other        
officials of the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs to receive health    
care from the ,department1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,providing          
,accountability for ,veterans ,affairs  
,executives ,act of #bjai or ,,pave ,act
 of #bjai4  #b4 ,health care for        
officials of the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,in general     
,section #agaj of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subsection 7a77#c7-- 7,a7 by inserting  
7,a7 before ,in2  7,b7 by inserting or  
in the case of an official of the       

,department listed in subparagraph 7,b71
 before the ,secretary2 and  7,c7 by    
adding at the end the following new     
subparagraph3  7,b7 ,as a condition of  
office and employment1 and for the      
duration of such term of office or      
employment1 each of the following       
officials of the ,department may not    
receive any hospital care or medical    
services 7other than emergency medical  
services7 except under this section3    
7i7 ,the ,secretary4  7ii7 ,the ,deputy 
,secretary4  7iii7 ,the ,under          
,secretary for ,health4  7iv7 ,the      
,under ,secretary for ,benefits4  7v7   
,the ,under ,secretary for ,memorial    
,affairs4  7vi7 ,each ,assistant        
,secretary1 including--  7,i7 the       
,assistant ,secretary for ,management2  
7,,ii7 the ,assistant ,secretary for    
,human ,resources and ,administration2  
7,,iii7 the ,assistant ,secretary for   
,public and ,intergovernmental ,affairs2
 and  7,,iv7 the ,assistant ,secretary  
for ,operations1 ,security1 and         

,preparedness4  7vii7 ,each ,deputy     
,assistant ,secretary4  7viii7 ,the     
,chief ,financial ,officer4  7ix7 ,the  
,chief ,information ,officer4  7x7 ,the 
,general ,counsel4  7xi7 ,the ,inspector
 ,general4  7xii7 ,the ,director of     
,construction and ,facilities           
,management4  7xiii7 ,the ,chief of     
,staff4  7xiv7 ,the ,chairman of the    
,board of ,veterans' ,appeals4  7xv7    
,the ,vice ,chairman of the ,board of   
,veterans' ,appeals4  2  7#b7 in        
subsection 7f71 by inserting or official
 of the ,department after veteran each  
place it appears2 and  7#c7 in          
subsection 7g71 by inserting or official
 of the ,department after veteran each  
place it appears4  7b7 ,conforming      
amendments  7#a7 ,title #ch ,section    
#agje7;a7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended--  7,a7 by inserting  
and officials of the ,department after  
veterans2 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#h7 by
 inserting and officials of the         
,department after veterans4  7#b7 ,title

 #e ,section #hija7a7 of title #e1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended in the
 matter following subparagraph 7,j7--   
7,a7 by striking or at the end of clause
 7iii72  7,b7 by adding or after the    
semicolon at the end of clause 7iv72 and
  7,c7 by adding at the end the         
following new clause3  7v7 an official  
of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs
 listed in section #agaj7;a77#c77;,b7 of
 title #ch2  4