,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #icb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #d1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,fitzpatrick 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,deluzio7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs1 and  
in addition to the ,committee on        
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend titles #ch and #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 to ensure that certain employees
 of the ,department of ,veterans        
,affairs are subject to the same        
removal1 demotion1 and suspension       
policies as other employees of the      
,federal ,government1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,protecting ,,va    
,employees ,act4  #b4 ,repeal of        
separate removal1 demotion1 and         

suspension processes for certain        
employees of ,department of ,veterans   
,affairs  7a7 ,repeal  7#a7 ,title #ch  
,section #gad of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended--  7,a7 by    
striking subsections 7a71 7b71 7c71 7d71
 and 7g72  7,b7 by redesignating        
subsections 7e71 7f71 and 7h7 as        
subsections 7a71 7b71 and 7c71          
respectively2  7,c7 in subsection 7a71  
as so redesignated1 by striking under   
subsection 7a7 each place it appears2   
and  7,d7 in subsection 7c71 as so      
redesignated--  7i7 by striking         
paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d72 and  7ii7 by  
redesignating paragraphs 7#e7 and 7#f7  
as paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d71            
respectively4  7#b7 ,title #e ,section  
#dcjc7;f7 of title #e1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph   
7#b71 by striking the comma at the end  
and inserting 1 or2  7,b7 in paragraph  
7#c71 by striking 1 or and inserting a  
period2 and  7,c7 by striking paragraph 
7#d74  7b7 ,conforming amendments       

,chapter #g of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
section #gai1 by striking under section 
#gac1 #gad1 or #gdfa of this title each 
place it appears and inserting under    
section #gac or #gdfa of this title2    
7#b7 in section #gad1 as amended by     
subsection 7a71 by striking the section 
heading and inserting ,protections for  
whistleblowers from removal1 demotion1  
and suspension2  7#c7 by redesignating  
section #gad as section #gcd2  7#d7 by  
transferring section #gcd1 as so        
redesignated1 so as to appear after     
section #gcc2 and  7#e7 in the table of 
sections--  7,a7 by striking the item   
relating to section #gad2 and  7,b7 by  
inserting after the item relating to    
section #gcc the following new item3    
#gcd4 ,protections for whistleblowers   
from removal1 demotion1 and suspension4 
4  #c4 ,restoration of certain          
disciplinary and grievance procedures   
for personnel of the ,veterans ,health  
,administration ,the following          

provisions of title #ch1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 are each amended to read as such
 provisions read on the day before the  
date of the enactment of the ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs ,accountability  
and ,whistleblower ,protection ,act of  
#bjag 7,public ,law #aae-da73 7#a7      
,section #gdfa7;b74  7#b7 ,section      
#gdfb7;b74  7#c7 ,section #gdfc7;c74