H.R. 6538 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 494 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6538 [Report No. 118–594] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 30, 2023 Mr. Takano (for himself and Mr. Bost) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs July 18, 2024 Additional sponsors: Mr. Levin, Mr. McGarvey, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Craig, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Garamendi, Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer, Mr. Posey, Ms. Titus, Mr. Allred, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Schrier, Ms. Perez, Ms. DelBene, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Horsford, Ms. McClellan, Mrs. Radewagen, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Molinaro, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Landsman, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. Bergman, Mr. D'Esposito, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. LaLota, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz July 18, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a definition of establishment, determination, or adjustment of employee compensation for purposes of the collective bargaining of certain Department of Veterans Affairs employees. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Correct Compensation Act of 2023. 2. Definition of establishment, determination, or adjustment of employee compensation for purposes of the collective bargaining of certain Department of Veterans Affairs employees Subsection (c) of section 7422 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) In this section: (1) The term professional conduct or competence means any of the following: (A) Direct patient care. (B) Clinical competence. (2) The term establishment, determination, or adjustment of employee compensation— (A) means setting a rate of pay as required by applicable law, rule, or regulation; and (B) does not include a grievance challenging whether an employee described in section 7421(b) of this title has received the correct compensation as required by law, rule, regulation, or binding agreement. . July 18, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed