,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dibe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #a1 #bjbd,mr4   
,moran 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 &     
,mrs4 ,blackburn7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to impose limitations on !
 provision ( critical skill inc5tives to
 employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs 9 ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vices   
positions1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op    
,gov]nm5t ,rew>ds ,enri*+ ,executives 9 
! ,di/rict ,act ( #bjbd or ! ,/op ,,gre$
 ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,limitations on     
provision ( inc5tives = critical skills 
to ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice employees (
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,section 
#gjf7;d7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7#g7 7,a7 ,a critical skill    
inc5tive may n be provid$ "u p>agraph   
7#a7 to an employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t       

employ$ 9 a ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice   
position 7or equival5t position7 ^:     
position is bas$ out ( ! c5tral (fice ( 
! ,dep>tm5t1 reg>dless ( ! actual       
location :]e ! employee p]=ms !         
functions ( ! position4  7,b7 ,a        
critical skill inc5tive provid$ "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 to an employee ( !        
,dep>tm5t employ$ 9 a ,s5ior ,executive 
,s]vice position 7or equival5t position7
 n describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 may only 
be provid$-- 7i7 on an individual basis 
& may n be provid$ to a gr\p ( su*      
employees2 &  7ii7 ^u approval (-- 7,i7 
! ,"u ,secret>y = ,b5efits1 ! ,"u       
,secret>y = ,heal?1 or ! ,"u ,secret>y =
 ,memorial ,affairs2  7,,ii7 ! ,*ief    
,human ,capital ,(fic]2  7,,iii7 !      
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t or !  
,*ief ,f9ancial ,(fic]2  7,,iv7 !       
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,acc\ntability &  
,:i/lebl[] ,protection2 &  7,v7 ! ,g5]al
 ,c\nsel4  7,c7 ,n less frequ5tly ?an   
once ea* qu>t]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit 
to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( 

! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
qu>t]ly report on ! employees ( !       
,dep>tm5t employ$ 9 a ,s5ior ,executive 
,s]vice position 7or equival5t position7
 :o 7 provid$ a critical skill inc5tive 
"u p>agraph 7#a74  7,d7 ,9 ?is p>agraph1
 ! t]m ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice        
position has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9     
section #cacb7;a7 ( title #e4  4