,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #g1       
#bjbe,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,murphy1
 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,fetterman1 ,mrs4  
,gillibrand1 and ,mrs4 ,murray7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to modify authorities    
relating to the collective bargaining of
 employees in the ,veterans ,health     
,administration4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,,va ,employee
 ,fairness ,act of #bjbe4  #b4          
,modification of authorities on         
collective bargaining of employees of   
the ,veterans ,health ,administration   
7a7 ,in general ,section #gdbb of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 by striking subsections 7b71 7c71 
and 7d72 and  7#b7 by redesignating     
subsection 7e7 as subsection 7b74  7b7  

,rule of construction ,the amendments   
made by subsection 7a7 may not be       
construed to affect the authorities of  
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs    
regarding incentive pay and expedited   
hiring under section #gjf of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 or other similar 
provisions of law4