,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fjad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #aj1         
#bjbe,mrs4 ,ramirez 7= h]self1 ,mr4     
,takano1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 
,budz9ski1 ,mr4 ,mc,garvey1 ,mr4        
,conaway1 ,ms4 ,br[nley1 & ,ms4 ,tlaib7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to provide cov]$ employees
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ! "r 
to be repres5t$ dur+ exam9ations t may  
result 9 discipl9>y actions aga9/ !     
cov]$ employee4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,"r to             
,repres5tation = ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs ,work]s ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,"r 
to repres5tation = employees ( ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #g ( title #ch1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] section #gjg ! foll[+ new section3 
#gjh4 ,cov]$ employees3 "r to           
repres5tation dur+ exam9ations  7a7 ,9  

g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all give to ea*     
cov]$ employee an opportunity to be     
repres5t$ by a repres5tative ( ! *oice  
(1 on duty "t if applicable1 ! cov]$    
employee at any exam9ation ( su* cov]$  
employee if-- 7#a7 ! cov]$ employee     
believes t ! exam9ation may result 9    
discipl9>y action aga9/ ! cov]$         
employee2 &  7#b7 ! cov]$ employee      
reque/s ! repres5tation4  7b7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,! t]m
 cov]$ employee means an individual     
occupy+ a position at ! ,dep>tm5t1 b    
does n include-- 7,a7 an individual     
occupy+ a s5ior executive position 7z   
def9$ 9 section #gac7;d7 ( ?is title72  
7,b7 an individual appo9t$ pursuant to  
sections #gcjf1 #gdja7d71 or #gdje ( ?is
 title2 or  7,c7 a political appo9tee4  
7#b7 ,! t]m political appo9tee has !    
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #gad7;h7 ( 
?is title4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!  
table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #g 
( su* title is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] !   
item relat+ to section #gjg ! foll[+ new

 item3  #gjh4 ,employee "r to           
repres5tation4  4