,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ee  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bd 7legislative day1 
,janu>y #c71 #bjbc ,mr4 ,boozman        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to limit
 ! detail+ ( directors ( m$ical c5t]s ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to      
diff]5t positions )9 ! ,dep>tm5t1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,,va m$ical ,c5t]      
,abs5ce & ,notification ,timel9e ,act or
 ! ,,vacant ,act4  #b4 ,limitation on   
detail ( directors ( m$ical c5t]s (     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to diff]5t
 positions  7a7 ,notification  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] detail+ 
a director ( a m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to a diff]5t       
position )9 ! ,dep>tm5t1 ! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs %all notify !         
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'      
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives (  

su* detail4  7#b7 ,matt]s ,to be includ$
 ,! notification requir$ by p>agraph    
7#a7 %all include1 ) respect to a       
director ( a m$ical c5t] :o is detail$  
to a diff]5t position )9 ! ,dep>tm5t1 ! 
foll[+ in=mation3 7,a7 ,! location at   
:i* ! director is detail$4  7,b7 ,!     
position title ( ! detail4  7,c7 ,!     
e/imat$ "t ! director is expect$ to be  
abs5t f _! duties at ! m$ical c5t]4     
7,d7 ,su* o!r in=mation z ! ,secret>y   
may det]m9e appropriate4  7b7 ,appo9tm5t
 ( act+ director ,n lat] ?an #abj days  
aft] detail+ a director ( a m$ical c5t] 
( ! ,dep>tm5t to a diff]5t position )9 !
 ,dep>tm5t1 ! ,secret>y %all appo9t an  
individual z act+ director ( su* m$ical 
c5t] ) all ( ! au?ority &               
responsibilities ( ! detail$ director4  
7c7 ,update on detail ,n lat] ?an #abj  
days aft] detail+ a director ( a m$ical 
c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t to a diff]5t position
 )9 ! ,dep>tm5t1 & n less frequ5tly ?an 
e #cj days !reaft] :ile ! detail is 9   
effect or :ile ! director position at ! 

m$ical c5t] is vacant1 ! ,secret>y %all 
submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives an update reg>d+ ! /atus
 ( ! detail4  7d7 ,return to position or
 reassignm5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z   
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 n lat] ?an #ahj
 days aft] detail+ a director ( a m$ical
 c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t to a diff]5t        
position )9 ! ,dep>tm5t1 = a reason o!r 
?an an ongo+ inve/igation or            
adm9i/rative action ) respect to !      
director1 ! ,secret>y %all--  7,a7      
return ! individual to ! position z     
director ( ! m$ical c5t]2 or  7,b7      
reassign ! individual f ! position z    
director ( ! m$ical c5t] & beg9 !       
process ( hir+ a new director = su*     
position4  7#b7 ,waiv]  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,secret>y may waive ! requirem5t "u    
p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect to an individual
 = successive #ij-;day increm5ts = a    
total p]iod ( n m ?an #edj days f !     
orig9al date ! individual 0 detail$ away

 f _! position z director ( a m$ical    
c5t]4  7,b7 ,notification ,n lat] ?an   
#cj days aft] ex]cis+ a waiv] "u        
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,secret>y %all      
notify ,congress ( ! waiv] & provide to 
,congress in=mation z to :y ! waiv] is  
necess>y4