,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajif  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #cj1 #bjbc,ms4    
,hassan 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,boozman7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to require ! employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs to receive tra9+      
develop$ by ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !     
,dep>tm5t on report+ wrongdo+ to1       
respond+ to reque/s f1 & coop]at+ ) !   
,(fice ( ,inspector ,g5]al ( !          
,dep>tm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,(fice (  
,inspector ,g5]al ,tra9+ ,act ( #bjbc4  
#b4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs       
employee tra9+ reg>d+ ,(fice (          
,inspector ,g5]al  7a7 ,tra9+ ,!        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
require ea* employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs :o beg9s employm5t ) !
 ,dep>tm5t on or aft] ! date ( !        

enactm5t ( ?is ,act to receive tra9+ t !
 ,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t %all   
develop on ! report+ ( wrongdo+ to1     
respond+ to reque/s f1 & coop]at+ ) !   
,(fice ( ,inspector ,g5]al ( !          
,dep>tm5t4  7b7 ,tim+ ( tra9+ ,9 c>ry+  
out subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all    
require ea* employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t cov]$
 "u su* subsection to und]go ! tra9+    
requir$ by su* subsection n lat] ?an "o 
ye> aft] ! date on :i* ! employee beg9s 
employm5t ) ! ,dep>tm5t4  7c7 ,elem5ts  
,tra9+ develop$ & requir$ "u subsection 
7a7 %all include ! foll[+3 7#a7         
,def9ition ( ! role1 responsibilities1 &
 legal au?ority ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( 
! ,dep>tm5t & ! duties ( employees ( !  
,dep>tm5t = engag+ ) ! ,(fice (         
,inspector ,g5]al4  7#b7 ,id5tification 
( ! circum/ances & me*anisms = report+  
fraud1 wa/e1 abuse1 & o!r wrongdo+ to ! 
,inspector ,g5]al1 includ+ mak+         
confid5tial compla9ts to ! ,inspector   
,g5]al4  7#c7 ,id5tification ( !        
prohibitions & rem$ies t help to protect

 employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t f retaliation  
:5 report+ wrongdo+ to ! ,inspector     
,g5]al4  7#d7 ,recognition (            
opportunities to engage ) /aff ( !      
,(fice ( ,inspector ,g5]al to improve   
programs1 op]ations1 & s]vices ( !      
,dep>tm5t4  7d7 ,design & update ,!     
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t %all    
design1 & update z ! ,inspector ,g5]al  
consid]s appropriate1 ! tra9+ develop$ &
 requir$ by subsection 7a74  7e7 ,sy/em 
,! ,secret>y %all provide1 via ! tal5t  
managem5t sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 or       
successor sy/em1 ! tra9+ develop$ &     
requir$ "u subsection 7a74  7f7         
,relation to c]ta9 tra9+ ,! ,secret>y   
%all ensure t tra9+ develop$ & requir$  
"u subsection 7a7 is sep>ate & di/9ct f 
tra9+ provid$ "u section #gcc ( title   
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7g7 ,notice  
to employees ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t 
! ,inspector ,g5]al is af=d$ !          
opportunity1 n less frequ5tly ?an twice 
ea* ye> & m frequ5tly if ! ,inspector   
,g5]al consid]s appropriate "u          

extraord9>y circum/ances1 to use !      
electronic mail sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t to  
notify all au?oriz$ us]s ( su* sy/em ( !
 foll[+3 7#a7 ,! roles &                
responsibilities ( ! employees ( !      
,dep>tm5t :5 engag+ ) ! ,(fice (        
,inspector ,g5]al4  7#b7 ,! availability
 ( tra9+ provid$ "u subsection 7a74     
7#c7 ,h[ to access tra9+ provid$ "u     
subsection 7a74  7#d7 ,in=mation ab\t h[
 to contact ! ,(fice ( ,inspector       
,g5]al1 includ+ a l9k to any            
website-bas$ report+ =m ( ! ,(fice4