,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #bd         
7legislative day1 ,january #c71 #bjbc   
,mr4 ,boozman introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to limit the detailing of 
directors of medical centers of the     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs to    
different positions within the          
,department1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,va medical ,center ,absence   
and ,notification ,timeline ,act or the 
,,vacant ,act4  #b4 ,limitation on      
detail of directors of medical centers  
of ,department of ,veterans ,affairs to 
different positions  7a7 ,notification  
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij    
days after detailing a director of a    
medical center of the ,department of    
,veterans ,affairs to a different       
position within the ,department1 the    
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  

notify the ,committee on ,veterans'     
,affairs of the ,senate and the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,house of ,representatives of such     
detail4  7#b7 ,matters ,to be included  
,the notification required by paragraph 
7#a7 shall include1 with respect to a   
director of a medical center who is     
detailed to a different position within 
the ,department1 the following          
information3 7,a7 ,the location at which
 the director is detailed4  7,b7 ,the   
position title of the detail4  7,c7 ,the
 estimated time the director is expected
 to be absent from their duties at the  
medical center4  7,d7 ,such other       
information as the ,secretary may       
determine appropriate4  7b7 ,appointment
 of acting director ,not later than #abj
 days after detailing a director of a   
medical center of the ,department to a  
different position within the           
,department1 the ,secretary shall       
appoint an individual as acting director
 of such medical center with all of the 

authority and responsibilities of the   
detailed director4  7c7 ,update on      
detail ,not later than #abj days after  
detailing a director of a medical center
 of the ,department to a different      
position within the ,department1 and not
 less frequently than every #cj days    
thereafter while the detail is in effect
 or while the director position at the  
medical center is vacant1 the ,secretary
 shall submit to the ,committee on      
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of
 the ,house of ,representatives an      
update regarding the status of the      
detail4  7d7 ,return to position or     
reassignment  7#a7 ,in general ,except  
as provided in paragraph 7#b71 not later
 than #ahj days after detailing a       
director of a medical center of the     
,department to a different position     
within the ,department1 for a reason    
other than an ongoing investigation or  
administrative action with respect to   
the director1 the ,secretary shall--    

7,a7 return the individual to the       
position as director of the medical     
center2 or  7,b7 reassign the individual
 from the position as director of the   
medical center and begin the process of 
hiring a new director for such position4
  7#b7 ,waiver  7,a7 ,in general ,the   
,secretary may waive the requirement    
under paragraph 7#a7 with respect to an 
individual for successive #ij-;day      
increments for a total period of not    
more than #edj days from the original   
date the individual was detailed away   
from their position as director of a    
medical center4  7,b7 ,notification ,not
 later than #cj days after exercising a 
waiver under subparagraph 7,a71 the     
,secretary shall notify ,congress of the
 waiver and provide to ,congress        
information as to why the waiver is     
necessary4