,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #caif  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ah1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51
 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,k+1   
,ms4 ,alsobrooks1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,ms4   
,cortez ,ma/o1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 & ,mr4   
,s&]s7 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      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to give employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs opportunities to be   
repres5t$ by ! repres5tatives ( _!      
*oices 9 exam9ations ( ! employees 9    
connection ) exam9ations t may result 9 
discipl9>y action1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,"r to ,repres5tation = ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs ,work]s ,act ( #bjbe4 
#b4 ,"r to repres5tation = employees (  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #g ( title   
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   

ins]t+ aft] section #gjg ! foll[+ new   
section3  #gjh4 ,employee "r to         
repres5tation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y
 %all give to ea* cov]$ employee an     
opportunity to be repres5t$ by a        
repres5tative ( _! *oice1 on duty "t if 
applicable1 ( ! cov]$ employee at any   
exam9ation ( su* cov]$ employee 9       
connection ) an exam9ation c>ri$ out by 
! ,secret>y if-- 7#a7 ! cov]$ employee  
believes t ! exam9ation may result 9    
discipl9>y action aga9/ ! cov]$         
employee2 &  7#b7 ! cov]$ employee      
reque/s ! repres5tation4  7b7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
cov]$ employee means an individual      
occupy+ a position at ! ,dep>tm5t1 b    
does n include-- 7,a7 an individual     
occupy+ a s5ior executive position 7z   
def9$ 9 section #gac7;d7 ( ?is title72  
7,b7 an individual appo9t$ pursuant to  
sections #gcjf1 #gdja7d71 or #gdje ( ?is
 title2 or  7,c7 a political appo9tee4  
7#b7 ,! t]m political appo9tee has !    
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #gad7;h7 ( 

?is title4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!  
table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #g 
( su* title is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] !   
item relat+ to section #gjg ! foll[+ new
 item3  #gjh4 ,employee "r to           
repres5tation4  4