,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dibe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #a1    
#bjbd,mr4 ,moran 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,boozman1 and ,mrs4 ,blackburn7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to impose limitations on 
the provision of critical skill         
incentives to employees of the          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs in    
,senior ,executive ,services positions1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,stop ,government ,rewards ,enriching   
,executives in the ,district ,act of    
#bjbd or the ,stop ,,greed ,act of      
#bjbd4  #b4 ,limitations on provision of
 incentives for critical skills to      
,senior ,executive ,service employees of
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs      
,section #gjf7;d7 of title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  

the end the following3  7#g7 7,a7 ,a    
critical skill incentive may not be     
provided under paragraph 7#a7 to an     
employee of the ,department employed in 
a ,senior ,executive ,service position  
7or equivalent position7 whose position 
is based out of the central office of   
the ,department1 regardless of the      
actual location where the employee      
performs the functions of the position4 
7,b7 ,a critical skill incentive        
provided under paragraph 7#a7 to an     
employee of the ,department employed in 
a ,senior ,executive ,service position  
7or equivalent position7 not described  
in subparagraph 7,a7 may only be        
provided-- 7i7 on an individual basis   
and may not be provided to a group of   
such employees2 and  7ii7 upon approval 
of-- 7,i7 the ,under ,secretary for     
,benefits1 the ,under ,secretary for    
,health1 or the ,under ,secretary for   
,memorial ,affairs2  7,,ii7 the ,chief  
,human ,capital ,officer2  7,,iii7 the  
,director of the ,office of ,management 

or the ,chief ,financial ,officer2      
7,,iv7 the ,assistant ,secretary for    
,accountability and ,whistleblower      
,protection2 and  7,v7 the ,general     
,counsel4  7,c7 ,not less frequently    
than once each quarter1 the ,secretary  
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of
 the ,house of ,representatives a       
quarterly report on the employees of the
 ,department employed in a ,senior      
,executive ,service position 7or        
equivalent position7 who were provided a
 critical skill incentive under         
paragraph 7#a74  7,d7 ,in this          
paragraph1 the term ,senior ,executive  
,service position has the meaning given 
such term in section #cacb7;a7 of title 
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