,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #d1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,moran 7for himself and ,mrs4 
,blackburn7 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 impose        
limitations on the provision of critical
 skill incentives to employees of the   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs in    
,senior ,executive ,services positions1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,stop ,government ,rewards ,enriching   
,executives in the ,district ,act of    
#bjbe or the ,stop ,,greed ,act of      
#bjbe4  #b4 ,limitations on provision of
 incentives for critical skills to      
,senior ,executive ,service employees of
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs      
,section #gjf7;d7 of title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7#g7 7,a7       

,subject to subparagraph 7,b77ii71 a    
critical skill incentive may not be     
provided under paragraph 7#a7 to an     
employee of the ,department employed in 
a ,senior ,executive ,service position1 
or a position in another comparable     
system for senior-level ,government     
employees1 as defined by the ,secretary1
 whose position is at the ,central      
,office of the ,department1 including   
the ,veterans ,health ,administration1  
the ,veterans ,benefits ,administration1
 and the ,national ,cemetery            
,administration1 regardless of the      
actual location where the employee      
performs the functions of the position4 
7,b7 7i7 ,a critical skill incentive    
provided under paragraph 7#a7 to an     
employee of the ,department employed in 
a ,senior ,executive ,service position1 
or a position in another comparable     
system for senior-level ,government     
employees1 as defined by the ,secretary1
 not described in subparagraph 7,a7 of  
this paragraph may only be provided--   

7,i7 on an individual basis and may not 
be provided to a group of such          
employees2 and  7,,ii7 upon approval of 
the following officers or those serving 
in an acting capacity3 7aa7 ,the ,under 
,secretary for ,benefits1 the ,under    
,secretary for ,health1 or the ,under   
,secretary for ,memorial ,affairs4  7bb7
 ,the ,assistant ,secretary for ,human  
,resources and ,administration4  7cc7   
,the ,director of the ,office of        
,management or the ,chief ,financial    
,officer4  7dd7 ,the ,assistant         
,secretary for ,accountability and      
,whistleblower ,protection4  7ee7 ,the  
,general ,counsel4  7ff7 ,such other    
officers as the ,secretary determines   
appropriate4  7ii7 ,in the case of an   
employee of the ,department employed in 
a ,senior ,executive ,service position1 
or a position in another comparable     
system for senior-level ,government     
employees1 as defined by the ,secretary1
 whose position is primarily at the     
,central ,office of the ,department1 but

 who performs some portion of the       
employee's job function at other        
facilities of the ,department1 as       
defined by the ,secretary1 not at       
,central ,office-- 7,i7 the employee    
shall not be considered described in    
subparagraph 7,a7 with respect to the   
portion of the employee's job function  
that is based out of non-,central       
,office facilities of the ,department2  
and  7,,ii7 any critical skill incentive
 provided under paragraph 7#a7 to the   
employee for the portion of the         
employee's job function that is based   
out of facilities of the ,department    
other than the ,central ,office shall be
 proportionate to the time spent at     
those ,department facilities4  7,c7 7i7 
,not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of the ,stop           
,government ,rewards ,enriching         
,executives in the ,district ,act of    
#bjbe1 and not less frequently than once
 each year thereafter1 the ,secretary   
shall submit to the ,committee on       

,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of
 the ,house of ,representatives an      
annual report on the employees of the   
,department employed in a ,senior       
,executive ,service position1 or a      
position in another comparable system   
for senior-level ,government employees1 
as defined by the ,secretary1 who were  
provided a critical skill incentive     
under paragraph 7#a74  7ii7 ,reports    
submitted pursuant to clause 7i7 may be 
submitted by incorporating their        
contents into other congressionally     
mandated reports to the committees      
described in such clause4  7,d7 ,in this
 paragraph1 the term ,senior ,executive 
,service position has the meaning given 
such term in section #cacb7;a7 of title 
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