,one ,hundred ,sixteenth ,congress of   
the ,united ,states of ,america  #b;d   
,sess4 ,begun and held at the ,city of  
,washington on ,friday1 the third day of
 ,january1 two thousand and twenty ,s4  
#cjhd  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 to modify the    
limitation on pay for certain high-level
 employees and officers of the          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 
,modification of pay limitation for     
certain high-level employees and        
officers of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs  7a7 ,modification ,section   
#gdjd7;d7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by inserting and      
except for individuals appointed under  
sections #gdja7d7 and #gcjf of this     
title1 after section #gdeg of this      
title14  7b7 ,waivers  7#a7 ,in general 
,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
may waive the limitation described in   
section #gdjd7;d7 of such title1 as in  
effect on the day before the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 on the amount  

of basic pay payable to individuals     
appointed under section #gdja7d7 or     
#gcjf of such title for basic pay       
payable during the period-- 7,a7        
beginning on ,november #a1 #bjaj2 and   
7,b7 ending on the day before the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4  7#b7    
,form ,the ,secretary shall prescribe   
the form for requesting a waiver under  
paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,treatment of     
waiver ,a decision not to grant a waiver
 under paragraph 7#a7 shall not be      
treated as an adverse action and is not 
subject to further appeal1 third-party  
review1 or judicial review4  ,speaker of
 the ,house of ,representatives  ,vice  
,president of the ,united ,states and   
,president of the ,senate