115 HR 5864 IH: VA Hospitals Establishing Leadership Performance Act U.S. House of Representatives 2018-05-17 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5864IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 17, 2018Mr. Bost (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Meadows, and Mr. Rutherford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish qualifications for the human resources positions within the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the VA Hospitals Establishing Leadership Performance Act.

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Qualifications for human resources positions within the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs

(a)

Establishment of qualifications

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall— (1)establish qualifications for each human resources position within the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; (2)establish standardized performance metrics for each such position; and (3)submit to Congress a report containing the qualifications and standardized performance metrics established under paragraphs (1) and (2). (b)

Report

Not later than 180 days after the establishment of the qualifications and performance metrics under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate a report containing— (1)a description of the implementation of such qualifications and performance metrics; and (2)an assessment of the quality of such qualifications and performance metrics.