,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dabd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #a1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,braun introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
expedite hiring by the ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs of medical department
 personnel separating from the ,armed   
,forces1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,hire ,veteran ,health ,heroes ,act 
of #bjbj4  #b4 ,expedited hiring by     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs of    
medical department personnel separating 
from the ,armed ,forces  7a7 ,in general
 ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 
in consultation with the ,secretary of  
,defense1 shall conduct recruitment for 
covered medical personnel positions from
 among medical department personnel of  
the ,department of ,defense who hold    
medical military occupational           
specialties and are separating from the 

,armed ,forces4  7b7 ,transition        
,assistance ,program ,recruitment shall 
be conducted under subsection 7a7 for   
separating members of the ,armed ,forces
 as part of the ,transition ,assistance 
,program conducted for such members4    
7c7 ,elements of recruitment  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary of ,defense1 in 
collaboration with the ,secretary of    
,veterans ,affairs1 shall schedule      
regular briefing times for all medical  
department personnel of the ,department 
of ,defense who are separating from the 
,armed ,forces to be briefed by a       
supervisor or technician from a human   
resources office of the ,veterans       
,health ,administration on-- 7,a7       
employment opportunities with the       
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
throughout the ,united ,states2  7,b7   
options for careers with the ,department
 in a covered medical personnel         
position2 and  7,c7 the expedited       
recruitment and hiring process under    
this section4  7#b7 ,one-on-one         

appointments ,the supervisor or         
technician conducting the briefing under
 paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 schedule a 
one-on-one appointment for each         
separating medical department personnel 
member who wishes to meet to review     
covered medical personnel positions that
 are available2 and  7,b7 accept        
applications for such positions4  7d7   
,hiring  7#a7 ,tentative offer  7,a7 ,in
 general ,the supervisor or technician  
conducting the briefing under subsection
 7c77#a7 and accepting applications     
under subsection 7c77#b77;,b7 may       
tentatively offer applicants for covered
 medical personnel positions who agree  
to accept the position and meet a       
preliminary qualification review        
established by the ,secretary of        
,veterans ,affairs such a position at a 
medical facility of the ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs4  7,b7 ,timing ,a    
tentative offer under subparagraph 7,a7 
to a member of the ,armed ,forces       
participating in the recruitment and    

hiring process under this section may be
 made during the period beginning on the
 date that is #ij days before the       
separation of the member from the ,armed
 ,forces and ending on the date that is 
#ij days after such separation4  7#b7   
,final offer ,after conducting the      
tentative offer process for an          
individual under paragraph 7#a71 the    
supervisor or technician shall transmit 
information on and credentials for the  
individual to the medical facility at   
which the individual would be hired for 
final verification and interviews to    
complete the hiring process and possibly
 present a final offer4  7#c7 ,conduct  
of hiring process ,notwithstanding any  
other provision of law1 the ,secretary  
may hire individuals under this section 
through direct1 non-competitive1 and    
other hiring processes as the ,secretary
 considers appropriate to carry out this
 section4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this    
section3 7#a7 ,covered medical personnel
 position ,the term covered medical     

personnel position means a medical      
personnel position at all grades within 
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
employed under-- 7,a7 the ,general      
,schedule under subchapter ,,iii of     
chapter #ec of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code2  7,b7 the prevailing rate system
 under subchapter ,,iv of such chapter2 
7,c7 section #gdbe of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code2 or  7,d7 a hybrid       
authority4  7#b7 ,transition assistance 
program ,the term ,transition           
,assistance ,program means the          
,transition ,assistance ,program under  
sections #aadb and #aadd of title #aj1  
,united ,states ,code4