S. 1094 - Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017
S.1094
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen
An Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the accountability of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.—This Act may be cited as the “Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017”.
(b) Table Of Contents.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—OFFICE OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION
Sec. 101. Establishment of Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection.
Sec. 102. Protection of whistleblowers in Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 103. Report on methods used to investigate employees of Department of Veterans Affairs.
TITLE II—ACCOUNTABILITY OF SENIOR EXECUTIVES, SUPERVISORS, AND OTHER EMPLOYEES
Sec. 201. Improved authorities of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve accountability of senior executives.
Sec. 202. Improved authorities of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve accountability of employees.
Sec. 203. Reduction of benefits for Department of Veterans Affairs employees convicted of certain crimes.
Sec. 204. Authority to recoup bonuses or awards paid to employees of Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 205. Authority to recoup relocation expenses paid to or on behalf of employees of Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 206. Time period for response to notice of adverse actions against supervisory employees who commit prohibited personnel actions.
Sec. 207. Direct hiring authority for medical center directors and VISN directors.
Sec. 208. Time periods for review of adverse actions with respect to certain employees.
Sec. 209. Improvement of training for supervisors.
Sec. 210. Assessment and report on effect on senior executives at Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 211. Measurement of Department of Veterans Affairs disciplinary process outcomes and effectiveness.
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