,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cagd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #aj1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 &
 ,mr4 ,s*um]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to affirm a collective    
b>ga9+ agreem5t1 & to nullify c]ta9     
,executive ord]s t relate to1 collective
 b>ga9+ by employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,vet]ans ,affairs ,c>e & ,b5efits     
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjbe or ! ,,va   
,,cba ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,affirmation ( 
a collective b>ga9+ agreem5t reg>d+ !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,any      
collective b>ga9+ agreem5t 9 effect on  
,m>* #bf1 #bjbe1 betwe5 ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs & any labor           
organization t 0 an exclusive           
repres5tative ( ,f$]al employees1 %all h
 full =ce & effect ?r\gh ! /at$ t]m (   

su* collective b>ga9+ agreem5t4  #c4    
,nullification ( ,executive ,ord]s      
relat+ to exclusions f ,f$]al           
labor-managem5t relations programs      
,executive ,ord] #adbea 7#ij ,f$4 ,reg4 
#adeec2 relat+ to exclusions f ,f$]al   
labor-managem5t relations programs7 &   
,executive ,ord] #adcdc 7#ij ,f$4 ,reg4 
#dbfhc2 relat+ to fur!r exclusions f !  
,f$]al labor-managem5t relations        
program7 %all h no =ce or effect1 & no  
,f$]al funds may be obligat$ or exp5d$  
to c>ry out ei!r su* ,executive ord] )  
reg>ds to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs4