,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #feca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #cj1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,pappas 7= himself & ,mr4 ,van
 ,ord57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to develop
 a tra9+ program = c]ta9 s5ior          
executives & sup]visors employ$ by !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,tra9+ ,responsible ,& ,in=m$ ,national 
,,va ,employees ,act or ! ,,tra9 ,,va   
,employees ,act4  #b4 ,tra9+ program =  
c]ta9 s5ior executives & sup]visors  7a7
 ,program requir$ ,n lat] ?an "o ye>    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
develop a tra9+ program = all cov]$     
employees4 ,su* tra9+ %all be m&atory = 
all su* cov]$ employees & = any         
individual :o is hir$ to be su* an cov]$
 employee4  7b7 ,consultation ,9        
develop+ ! tra9+ requir$ "u subsection  

7a71 ! ,secret>y %all consult ) ! heads 
( at lea/ ?ree o!r ,f$]al dep>tm5ts &   
ag5cies1 includ+ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 
to ga!r in=mation ab\t h[ su* dep>tm5ts 
& ag5cies approa* managem5t tra9+4  7c7 
,curr5t employees ,any individual :o z (
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act is an   
cov]$ employee %all be requir$1 z a     
condition ( cont9u$ employm5t at !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 to       
complete ! tra9+ program develop$ "u    
subsection 7a7 by n lat] ?an #ah mon?s  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4    
7d7 ,refre%] tra9+ ,! ,secret>y %all    
develop a refre%] tra9+ program = !     
program requir$ "u subsection 7a71 & ea*
 cov]$ employee %all be requir$1 z a    
condition ( cont9u$ employm5t at !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 to       
complete su* refre%] tra9+ once e two   
ye>s4  7e7 ,design ( tra9+ ,! tra9+     
program requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all  
be design$ us+ pr9ciples ( adult le>n+ &
 indu/ry /&>d in/ructional design4 ,to !
 ext5t practicable1 ! tra9+ %all-- 7#a7 

be in/ructor-bas$ & provid$ 9-p]son2 &  
7#b7 focus on-- 7,a7 develop+ & discuss+
 relevant p]=mance goals & objectives ) 
! employees !y sup]vise2  7,b7          
communicat+ & discuss+ employees'       
progress relative to p]=mance goals &   
objectives1 & conduct+ p]=mance         
appraisals2  7,c7 m5tor+ & motivat+     
employees & improv+ employee engagem5t1 
p]=mance1 & productivity2  7,d7         
effectively manag+ employees )          
unacceptable p]=mance1 includ+ tra9+ to 
und]/& ! discipl9>y options & proc$ures 
available to ! sup]visor2  7,e7         
prohibit$ p]sonnel practices1 employee  
rights1 & ! proc$ures & processes us$ to
 en=ce employee rights2  7,f7           
effectively us+ ! probation>y p]iod to  
exam9e :e!r an employee has demon/rat$  
successful p]=mance or conduct to       
cont9ue pa/ ! probation>y p]iod2  7,g7  
address+ reports ( a ho/ile "w          
environm5t1 retaliation1 or h>assm5t (1 
or by1 ano!r sup]visor or employee2     
7,h7 collaborat+ ) human res\rces       

employees to recruit1 select1 appraise1 
& rew>d employees to build a work=ce    
bas$ on organizational goals1 budget    
consid]ations1 & /aff+ ne$s2 &  7,i7    
c>ry+ out ! duties or responsibilities (
 a sup]visor4  7f7 ,cov]$ employee def9$
 ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$ employee   
means an employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs :o is-- 7#a7 a        
sup]visor 7z def9$ 9 section #gajc7;a7 (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code72 or     
7#b7 a cov]$ individual "u section #gac 
( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4