,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #caib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #e1 #bjbe,ms4    
,m5g introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide back   
pay to re9/at$ employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z
 ! ,re9/at+ ,employee ,sal>ies ,to      
,orig9al ,rates & ,entitlem5ts ,act or !
 ,,re/ore ,act4  #b4 ,back pay = re9/at$
 employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs  7a7 ,back pay ,any individual 
:o 0 an employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs 7includ+ employees :o 
7 s]v+ "u a probation>y or trial p]iod  
due to a promotion7 & :o 0 involunt>ily 
remov$ & subsequ5tly re9/at$ or appo9t$ 
to a position at ! ,dep>tm5t dur+ !     
p]iod beg9n+ on ,janu>y #bj1 #bjbe1 &   
end+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act  
%all be entitl$ to back pay 9 accordance
 ) section #eeif ( title #e1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4  7b7 ,limitation          

,subsection 7a7 %all n apply to any     
individual remov$ f a political         
position4  7c7 ,political position def9$
 ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m political        
position means-- 7#a7 a position        
describ$ "u sections #ecab ?r\gh #ecaf (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7relat+  
to ! ,executive ,s*$ule72  7#b7 a       
nonc>e] appo9tee 7z t t]m is def9$ 9    
section #cacb7;a7 ( su* title72 or  7#c7
 a position 9 ! executive bran* ( !     
,gov]nm5t ( a confid5tial or            
policy-det]m9+ "* "u s*$ule ,c ( subp>t 
,c ( "p #bac ( title #e1 ,code ( ,f$]al 
,regulations4