,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gci #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gfhc ,report ,no4 #aai-hdb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #be1 #bjbf,mr4 ,bergman introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs ,october #i1 #bjbf,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,february #be1 #bjbf ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to clarify and expand the authority of the ,assistant ,secretary for ,management of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,va ,fiscal ,management ,modernization ,act4 #b4 ,assistant ,secretary for ,management of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs3 change in title2 clarification and expansion of authority 7a7 ,change in title ,section #cjh of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended1 in subsection 7a77#c77;,a71 by striking ,assistant ,secretary for ,management and inserting ,assistant ,secretary for ,planning and ,budget4 7b7 ,increase to number of ,deputy ,assistant ,secretaries ,such section is further amended1 in subsection 7d77#a71 by striking #ai and inserting #ba4 7c7 ,duties and office ,section #cji of such title is amended to read as follows 7and the table of sections at the beginning of chapter #c of such title is amended accordingly73 #cji4 ,chief ,financial ,officer2 ,office of ,planning and ,budget 7a7 ,designation ,the ,secretary shall designate the ,assistant ,secretary for ,planning and ,budget1 whose functions include budgetary and financial functions1 as the ,chief ,financial ,officer of the ,department4 7b7 ,duties ,the duties of the ,chief ,financial ,officer include the following3 7#a7 ,to advise the ,secretary on financial management of the ,department4 7#b7 ,to formulate1 justify1 and execute the budget of the ,department4 7#c7 ,to control1 account for1 audit1 and report on the finances of the ,department4 7#d7 ,to manage the life cycle of major acquisition programs of the ,department4 7#e7 ,to exercise the authority and carry out the functions specified in section #ijb of title #ca4 7#f7 ,to ensure compliance with sections #acda1 #acdb1 #acdi1 #acej1 and #aeaa through #aeai of title #ca 7commonly referred to as the ,antideficiency ,act74 7#g7 ,to provide to ,congress 7or a congressional committee71 upon request1 information regarding the budget and finances of the ,department4 7#h7 ,to serve as the head of the ,office of ,planning and ,budget of the ,department4 7c7 ,deputy ,assistant ,secretaries 7#a7 ,there is in the ,department a ,deputy ,assistant ,secretary for ,planning and ,budget4 7#b7 ,there is in the ,department a ,deputy ,assistant ,secretary for ,planning and ,budget for ,financial ,operations and ,internal ,controls4 ,such ,deputy ,assistant ,secretary shall be a career appointee 7as that term is defined in section #cacb7;a7 of title #e7 within the ,senior ,executive ,service of the ,department4 7d7 ,office of ,planning and ,budget ,there is in the ,department an ,office of ,planning and ,budget4 7e7 ,legislative and ,congressional ,budget ,information ,office 7#a7 ,there is within the ,office of ,planning and ,budget a ,legislative and ,congressional ,budget ,information ,office 7in this section referred to as the ,,lcbi ,office74 ,the ,chief ,financial ,officer shall appoint a head of the ,,lcbi ,office who shall report exclusively to the ,chief ,financial ,officer4 7#b7 ,the sole function of the ,,lcbi ,office is to provide to ,congress 7or a congressional committee71 accurate1 timely1 and certified information regarding the finances and budget of the ,department4 7#c7 ,congress or a congressional committee may submit a request for information described in paragraph 7#b7 directly to the ,,lcbi ,office4 7#d7 ,paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 notwithstanding1 the ,assistant ,secretary for ,congressional and ,legislative ,affairs shall respond to a request described in paragraph 7#c7 submitted to the ,office of ,congressional and ,legislative ,affairs4 7#e7 ,not more than six full-time equivalent employees1 including supervisors1 may be assigned to the ,,lcbi ,office4 7f7 ,sunset ,on the day that is five years after the date of the enactment of the ,,va ,fiscal ,management ,modernization ,act1 the following shall terminate3 7#a7 ,the designation of the ,chief ,financial ,officer under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,the duties of the ,chief ,financial ,officer under subsection 7b74 7#c7 ,the positions of the ,deputy ,assistant ,secretaries for ,planning and ,budget under subsection 7c74 7#d7 ,the ,office of ,planning and ,budget under subsection 7d74 7#e7 ,the ,,lcbi ,office under subsection 7e74 4 7d7 ,financial employees ,subchapter ,i of chapter #g of such title is amended by inserting after section #gbh the following new section 7and the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended accordingly73 #gbi4 ,employees with certain financial authority3 management2 limitation on authority to appoint 7a7 ,management 7#a7 ,an employee described in paragraph 7#b7 shall report exclusively to the ,chief ,financial ,officer of the ,department designated under section #cji of this title4 7#b7 ,an employee described in this paragraph is an employee of the ,department-- 7,a7 whose position is that of chief financial officer of an ,administration of the ,department or a ,veterans ,integrated ,service ,network2 or 7,b7 whose duties are substantially similar to a position described in subparagraph 7,a74 7#c7 ,an employee described in paragraph 7#b7 may not perform a programmatic or operational function in the ,department4 7b7 ,limitation on authority ,to appoint ,the ,secretary may not establish a employee position-- 7#a7 that performs a function substantially similar to the function of the ,legislative and ,congressional ,budget ,information ,office of the ,department established under section #cji7;d7 of this title2 and 7#b7 that is not within the ,legislative and ,congressional ,budget ,information ,office4 7c7 ,sunset ,this section shall terminate on the day that is five years after the date of the enactment of the ,,va ,fiscal ,management ,modernization ,act4 4 7e7 ,implementation ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall carry out the amendments made by this section not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #c4 ,extension of certain limits on payments of pension ,section #eejc7;d77#g7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking ,january #ca1 #bjcc and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjcc4 ,october #i1 #bjbf,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed