,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #fjeb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ai       
7legislative day1 ,may #ag71            
#bjbb,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to require 
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to 
require the employees of the ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs to receive       
training developed by the ,inspector    
,general of the ,department on reporting
 wrongdoing to1 responding to requests  
from1 and cooperating with the ,office  
of ,inspector ,general1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs ,office of ,inspector
 ,general ,training ,act of #bjba4  #b4 
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
employee training regarding ,office of  
,inspector ,general  7a7 ,training ,the 
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
require each employee of the ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs to receive       
training that the ,inspector ,general of
 the ,department shall develop on the   

reporting of wrongdoing to1 responding  
to requests from1 and cooperating with  
the ,office of ,inspector ,general4  7b7
 ,employees ,in carrying out subsection 
7a71 the ,secretary shall require-- 7#a7
 each employee of the ,department who   
was employed by the ,department on the  
day before the date of the enactment of 
this ,act undergo the training required 
by subsection 7a7 not later than one    
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act2 and  7#b7 each employee of   
the ,department who begins employment   
with the ,department on or after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act      
undergo the training required by        
subsection 7a7 not later than one year  
after the date on which the employment  
begins4  7c7 ,elements ,training        
developed and required under subsection 
7a7 shall include the following3 7#a7   
,definition of the role1                
responsibilities1 and legal authority of
 the ,inspector ,general of the         
,department and the duties of employees 

of the ,department for engaging with the
 ,office of the ,inspector ,general4    
7#b7 ,identification of the             
circumstances and mechanisms for        
reporting fraud1 waste1 abuse1 and other
 wrongdoing to the ,inspector ,general1 
including making confidential complaints
 to the ,inspector ,general4  7#c7      
,identification of the prohibitions and 
remedies that help to protect           
,department employees from retaliation  
when reporting wrongdoing to the        
,inspector ,general4  7#d7 ,recognition 
of opportunities to engage with staff of
 the ,office of the ,inspector ,general 
to improve ,department programs1        
operations1 and services4  7d7 ,design  
and update ,the ,inspector ,general of  
the ,department shall design1 and update
 as the ,inspector ,general considers   
appropriate1 the training developed and 
required by subsection 7a74  7e7 ,system
 ,the ,secretary shall provide1 via the 
talent management system of the         
,department1 or successor system1 the   

training developed and required under   
subsection 7a74  7f7 ,relation to       
certain training ,the ,secretary shall  
ensure that training developed and      
required under subsection 7a7 is        
separate and distinct from training     
provided under section #gcc of title    
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code4  7g7 ,notice
 to employees ,the ,secretary shall     
ensure that the ,inspector ,general is  
afforded the opportunity1 not less      
frequently than twice each year and as  
frequently as the ,inspector ,general   
considers appropriate under             
extraordinary circumstances1 to use the 
electronic mail system of the           
,department to notify all authorized    
users of such system of the following3  
7#a7 ,the roles and responsibilities of 
the employees of the ,department when   
engaging with the ,office of the        
,inspector ,general4  7#b7 ,the         
availability of training provided under 
subsection 7a74  7#c7 ,how to access    
training provided under subsection 7a74 

7#d7 ,information about how to contact  
the ,office of the ,inspector ,general1 
including a link to any website-based   
reporting form of the ,office4  ,passed 
the ,house of ,representatives ,may #ah1
 #bjbb4;,cheryl ,l4 ,johnson1,clerk4