,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cagd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #aj1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1 ,ms4
 ,murkowski1 and ,mr4 ,schumer7         
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 affirm a collective   
bargaining agreement1 and to nullify    
certain ,executive orders that relate   
to1 collective bargaining by employees  
of the ,department of ,veterans         
,affairs1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,veterans ,affairs ,care and        
,benefits ,accountability ,act of #bjbe 
or the ,,va ,,cba ,act of #bjbe4  #b4   
,affirmation of a collective bargaining 
agreement regarding the ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs ,any collective      
bargaining agreement in effect on ,march
 #bf1 #bjbe1 between the ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs and any labor        

organization that was an exclusive      
representative of ,federal employees1   
shall have full force and effect through
 the stated term of such collective     
bargaining agreement4  #c4              
,nullification of ,executive ,orders    
relating to exclusions from ,federal    
labor-management relations programs     
,executive ,order #adbea 7#ij ,fed4     
,reg4 #adeec2 relating to exclusions    
from ,federal labor-management relations
 programs7 and ,executive ,order #adcdc 
7#ij ,fed4 ,reg4 #dbfhc2 relating to    
further exclusions from the ,federal    
labor-management relations program7     
shall have no force or effect1 and no   
,federal funds may be obligated or      
expended to carry out either such       
,executive order with regards to the    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4