,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gfhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #be1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,b]gman introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
cl>ify & exp& ! au?ority ( ! ,assi/ant  
,secret>y = ,managem5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,,va ,fiscal ,managem5t ,mod]nization 
,act4  #b4 ,cl>ification & expansion (  
au?ority ( ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y =      
,managem5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #cji (  
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 to read z foll[s 7& ! table ( sections 
at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #c ( su* title is   
am5d$ accord+ly73  #cji4 ,*ief ,f9ancial
 ,(fic]2 ,(fice ( ,managem5t  7a7       
,designation ,! ,secret>y %all designate
 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,managem5t1 ^: 
functions include budget>y & f9ancial   
functions1 z ! ,*ief ,f9ancial ,(fic] ( 

! ,dep>tm5t4  7b7 ,duties ,! duties ( ! 
,*ief ,f9ancial ,(fic] include ! foll[+3
  7#a7 ,to advise ! ,secret>y on        
f9ancial managem5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#b7 
,to =mulate1 ju/ify1 & execute ! budget 
( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#c7 ,to control1 acc\nt
 =1 audit1 & report on ! f9ances ( !    
,dep>tm5t4  7#d7 ,to ex]cise ! au?ority 
& c>ry out ! functions specifi$ 9       
section #ijb ( title #ca4  7#e7 ,to     
ensure compliance ) sections #acda1     
#acdb1 #acdi1 #acej1 & #aeaa ?r\gh #aeai
 ( title #ca 7commonly ref]r$ to z !    
,antidefici5cy ,act74  7#f7 ,to provide 
to ,congress 7or a congressional        
committee71 ^u reque/1 in=mation reg>d+ 
! budget & f9ances ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#g7 
,to s]ve z ! head ( ! ,(fice (          
,managem5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7c7 ,deputy  
,assi/ant ,secret>ies  7#a7 ,!re is 9 ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,managem5t a ,deputy        
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,managem5t =      
,f9ancial ,/rategy & ,budget4  7#b7 ,!re
 is 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,managem5t a ,deputy
 ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,managem5t =     

,f9ancial ,op]ations & ,int]nal         
,controls4 ,su* ,deputy ,assi/ant       
,secret>y %all be a c>e] appo9tee 7z t  
t]m is def9$ 9 section #cacb7;a7 ( title
 #e7 )9 ! ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice ( ! 
,dep>tm5t4  7d7 ,(fice ( ,managem5t ,!re
 is 9 ! ,dep>tm5t an ,(fice (           
,managem5t4  7e7 ,legislative &         
,congressional ,budget ,in=mation ,(fice
  7#a7 ,!re is )9 ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t 
a ,legislative & ,congressional ,budget 
,in=mation ,(fice 79 ?is subsection     
ref]r$ to z ! ,,lcbi ,(fice74 ,! ,*ief  
,f9ancial ,(fic] %all appo9t a head ( ! 
,,lcbi ,(fice :o %all report exclusively
 to ! ,*ief ,f9ancial ,(fic]4  7#b7 ,!  
sole function ( ! ,,lcbi ,(fice is to   
provide to ,congress 7or a congressional
 committee71 accurate1 timely1 & c]tifi$
 in=mation reg>d+ ! f9ances & budget ( !
 ,dep>tm5t4  7#c7 ,n m ?an #ae full-"t  
equival5t employees1 includ+ sup]visors1
 may be assign$ to ! ,,lcbi ,(fice4  4  
7b7 ,increase to numb] ( ,deputy        
,assi/ant ,secret>ies ,section          

#cjh7;d77#a7 ( su* title is am5d$ by    
/rik+ #ai & ins]t+ #ba4  7c7 ,f9ancial  
employees ,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #g ( su* 
title is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section   
#gbh ! foll[+ new section 7& ! table (  
sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is     
am5d$ accord+ly73  #gbi4 ,employees )   
c]ta9 f9ancial au?ority3 managem5t2     
limitation on au?ority to appo9t  7a7   
,managem5t  7#a7 ,an employee describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#b7 %all report exclusively  
to ! ,*ief ,f9ancial ,(fic] ( !         
,dep>tm5t designat$ "u section #cji (   
?is title4  7#b7 ,an employee describ$ 9
 ?is p>agraph is an employee ( !        
,dep>tm5t-- 7,a7 ^: position is t ( *ief
 f9ancial (fic] ( an ,adm9i/ration ( !  
,dep>tm5t or ,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice
 ,network2 or  7,b7 ^: duties are       
sub/antially simil> to a position       
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7#c7 ,an  
employee describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 may n 
p]=m a programmatic or op]ational       
function 9 ! ,dep>tm5t4  7b7            
,limitation on au?ority ,to appo9t  ,!  

,secret>y may n e/abli% a employee      
position--  7#a7 t p]=ms a function     
sub/antially simil> to ! function ( !   
,legislative & ,congressional ,budget   
,in=mation ,(fice ( ! ,dep>tm5t e/abli%$
 "u section #cji7;d7 ( ?is title2 &     
7#b7 t is n )9 ! ,legislative &         
,congressional ,budget ,in=mation       
,(fice4  4  7d7 ,implem5tation ,!       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all c>ry 
out ! am5dm5ts made by ?is section n    
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4