,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cif  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #d1 #bjbe,mr4 
,moran 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,blackburn7   
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      
impose limitations on ! provision (     
critical skill inc5tives to employees ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 9 ,s5ior
 ,executive ,s]vices positions1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/op ,gov]nm5t ,rew>ds     
,enri*+ ,executives 9 ! ,di/rict ,act ( 
#bjbe or ! ,/op ,,gre$ ,act ( #bjbe4    
#b4 ,limitations on provision (         
inc5tives = critical skills to ,s5ior   
,executive ,s]vice employees ( ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,section #gjf7;d7 (
 title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#g7  
7,a7 ,subject to subp>agraph 7,b77ii71 a
 critical skill inc5tive may n be       
provid$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 to an employee 

( ! ,dep>tm5t employ$ 9 a ,s5ior        
,executive ,s]vice position1 or a       
position 9 ano!r comp>able sy/em =      
s5ior-level ,gov]nm5t employees1 z def9$
 by ! ,secret>y1 ^: position is at !    
,c5tral ,(fice ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 includ+ ! 
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration1 !        
,vet]ans ,b5efits ,adm9i/ration1 & !    
,national ,cemet]y ,adm9i/ration1       
reg>dless ( ! actual location :]e !     
employee p]=ms ! functions ( ! position4
  7,b7 7i7 ,a critical skill inc5tive   
provid$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 to an employee 
( ! ,dep>tm5t employ$ 9 a ,s5ior        
,executive ,s]vice position1 or a       
position 9 ano!r comp>able sy/em =      
s5ior-level ,gov]nm5t employees1 z def9$
 by ! ,secret>y1 n describ$ 9           
subp>agraph 7,a7 ( ?is p>agraph may only
 be provid$-- 7,i7 on an individual     
basis & may n be provid$ to a gr\p ( su*
 employees2 &  7,,ii7 ^u approval ( !   
foll[+ (fic]s or ^? s]v+ 9 an act+      
capacity3 7aa7 ,! ,"u ,secret>y =       
,b5efits1 ! ,"u ,secret>y = ,heal?1 or !

 ,"u ,secret>y = ,memorial ,affairs4    
7bb7 ,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,human    
,res\rces & ,adm9i/ration4  7cc7 ,!     
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t or !  
,*ief ,f9ancial ,(fic]4  7dd7 ,!        
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,acc\ntability &  
,:i/lebl[] ,protection4  7ee7 ,! ,g5]al 
,c\nsel4  7ff7 ,su* o!r (fic]s z !      
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  7ii7 ,9
 ! case ( an employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t     
employ$ 9 a ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice   
position1 or a position 9 ano!r         
comp>able sy/em = s5ior-level ,gov]nm5t 
employees1 z def9$ by ! ,secret>y1 ^:   
position is prim>ily at ! ,c5tral ,(fice
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 b :o p]=ms "s portion ( 
! employee's job function at o!r        
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 z def9$ by !  
,secret>y1 n at ,c5tral ,(fice-- 7,i7 ! 
employee %all n be consid]$ describ$ 9  
subp>agraph 7,a7 ) respect to ! portion 
( ! employee's job function t is bas$   
out ( non-,c5tral ,(fice facilities ( ! 
,dep>tm5t2 &  7,,ii7 any critical skill 
inc5tive provid$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 to !  

employee = ! portion ( ! employee's job 
function t is bas$ out ( facilities ( ! 
,dep>tm5t o!r ?an ! ,c5tral ,(fice %all 
be proportionate to ! "t sp5t at ^?     
,dep>tm5t facilities4  7,c7 7i7 ,n lat] 
?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! 
,/op ,gov]nm5t ,rew>ds ,enri*+          
,executives 9 ! ,di/rict ,act ( #bjbe1 &
 n less frequ5tly ?an once ea* ye>      
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !   
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'      
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives an 
annual report on ! employees ( !        
,dep>tm5t employ$ 9 a ,s5ior ,executive 
,s]vice position1 or a position 9 ano!r 
comp>able sy/em = s5ior-level ,gov]nm5t 
employees1 z def9$ by ! ,secret>y1 :o 7 
provid$ a critical skill inc5tive "u    
p>agraph 7#a74  7ii7 ,reports submitt$  
pursuant to clause 7i7 may be submitt$  
by incorporat+ _! cont5ts into o!r      
congressionally m&at$ reports to !      
committees describ$ 9 su* clause4  7,d7 
,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m ,s5ior ,executive

 ,s]vice position has ! mean+ giv5 su*  
t]m 9 section #cacb7;a7 ( title #e4  4