,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajhdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ai1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,bilirakis introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
complete a /udy & report on ret5tion    
practices ) respect to non-cl9ical      
p]sonnel at heal? c>e facilities ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4     
,comptroll] ,g5]al /udy & report on     
ret5tion practices ) respect to         
non-cl9ical p]sonnel at heal? c>e       
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs  7a7 ,/udy & ,report ,n lat]   
?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to !          
,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a    
report conta9+ ! results ( a /udy on    
ret5tion practices ) respect to         
non-cl9ical p]sonnel at heal? c>e       
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     

,affairs4  7b7 ,matt]s ,includ$ ,!      
report "u subsection 7a7 %all--  7#a7   
include a comp>ison ( heal? c>e         
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t t h diff]+     
ret5tion outcomes ) respect to          
non-cl9ical p]sonnel1 includ+ ) respect 
to-- 7,a7 facility size2  7,b7          
geographic location2  7,c7 /aff+ levels2
  7,d7 comp5sation2  7,e7 b5efits2  7,f7
 work+ conditions2  7,g7 workload2  7,h7
 opportunities = pr(essional developm5t 
& advancem5t2 &  7,i7 recruitm5t        
practices2  7#b7 id5tify practices us$  
by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs at   
heal? c>e facilities ) high] ret5tion   
rates = non-cl9ical p]sonnel z comp>$ to
 o!r su* facilities2 &  7#c7 include an 
analysis ( ! results ( an anonym\s      
survey ( non-cl9ical p]sonnel1 includ+  
non-cl9ical p]sonnel 9 ! process (      
transition+ out ( employm5t ) !         
,dep>tm5t1 conduct$ by ! ,comptroll]    
,g5]al ) respect to ret5tion practices4