,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajeef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,september #bd1      
#bjbf,mr4 ,gosar 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,alford1 ,mr4 ,baird1 ,mr4 ,bean of     
,florida1 ,mr4 ,bergman1 ,mrs4 ,biggs of
 ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4
 ,bost1 ,mr4 ,brecheen1 ,mr4 ,burchett1 
,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,cloud1  
,mr4 ,davidson1 ,mr4 ,edwards1 ,mr4     
,fine1 ,mr4 ,finstad1 ,mr4 ,fry1 ,mr4   
,harrigan1 ,mr4 ,lawler1 ,mr4 ,luttrell1
 ,mr4 ,mann1 ,mr4 ,mc,dowell1 ,mr4      
,mc,guire1 ,mr4 ,messmer1 ,mr4 ,miller  
of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,moore of ,north         
,carolina1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,norman1  
,mr4 ,obernolte1 ,mr4 ,rose1 ,mr4 ,self1
 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,ms4 ,van ,duyne1 ,mr4 
,van ,orden1 and ,mr4 ,wittman7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to prohibit the appointment or retention
 of ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   

employees who knowingly committed fraud 
involving ,federal funds4  #a4 ,short   
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,,va ,hiring ,integrity ,act of #bjbf4  
#b4 ,prohibition on the appointment and 
retention of ,department employees who  
knowingly committed fraud involving     
,federal funds  7a7 ,health care        
positions ,section #gdjb of title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 by redesignating subsection 7g7 as     
subsection 7h72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7f7 the following new  
subsection3  7g7 7#a7 ,a person may not 
be appointed or retained in the         
,administration to a position listed in 
section #gdja7a7 of this title if the   
person knowingly engages in conduct     
resulting in--  7,a7 a criminal         
conviction for fraud1 theft1            
embezzlement1 bribery1 kickbacks1 false 
statements1 conspiracy to commit such   
offenses1 or similar crimes involving   
,federal funds2  7,b7 a final civil     
judgement establishing liability under  

sections #cgbi through #cgca of title   
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly    
known as the #8,false ,claims ,act'72   
7,c7 exclusion from participation in    
,federal health care programs pursuant  
to section #aabh of the ,social         
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acbj;a-#g71 as recorded in the ,list of
 ,excluded ,individuals and ,entities   
maintained by the ,office of the        
,inspector ,general for the ,department 
of ,health and ,human ,services2 or     
7,d7 a determination by the ,secretary  
that the person knowingly participated  
in a scheme to improperly obtain1       
retain1 divert1 misuse1 or conceal      
,federal funds1 benefits1 grants1       
contracts1 reimbursements1 or other     
,federal assistance4  7#b7  7,a7 ,any   
person subject to a determination by the
 ,secretary under paragraph 7#a77;,d7 is
 entitled to advance notice of the      
determination and a file that includes  
all evidence on which the ,secretary    
based such determination4  7,b7 ,the    

,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,assistant ,secretary for               
,accountability and ,whistleblower      
,protection1 shall establish an internal
 grievance process through which a      
person subject to a determination by the
 ,secretary under paragraph 7#a77;,d7   
may contest such determination4 ,any    
such determination that is not contested
 by the person subject to such          
determination shall be final and        
conclusive4  7#c7 ,if a person elects to
 contest a determination by the         
,secretary under paragraph 7#a77;,d7    
through the internal grievance process  
required under paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 the
 person shall be entitled to            
representation by an attorney or other  
representative selected by the person2  
and  7,b7 the decision of the ,assistant
 ,secretary with respect to the         
determination pursuant to such internal 
grievance process shall be final and    
conclusive4  4  7b7 ,additional         
employees ,section #gdjh of such title  

is amended by adding at the end the     
following new subsection3  7c7 ,the     
,secretary may not appoint or retain any
 person as an additional employee under 
this section if such person knowingly   
engaged in conduct that resulted in--   
7#a7 a criminal conviction for fraud1   
theft1 embezzlement1 bribery1 kickbacks1
 false statements1 conspiracy to commit 
such offenses1 or similar crimes        
involving ,federal funds2  7#b7 a final 
civil judgement establishing liability  
under sections #cgbi through #cgca of   
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code        
7commonly known as the #8,false ,claims 
,act'72 or  7#c7 exclusion from         
participation in ,federal health care   
programs pursuant to section #aabh of   
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;a-#g71 as recorded in   
the ,list of ,excluded ,individuals and 
,entities maintained by the ,office of  
the ,inspector ,general for the         
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services2 and  4