118 HR 1256 RH: Veterans Health Administration Leadership Transformation Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-12-24 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.

IB Union Calendar No. 795 118th CONGRESS2d Session H. R. 1256 [Report No. 118–946] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 28, 2023 Mr. Mrvan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs December 24, 2024 Additional sponsor: Mr. Murphy December 24, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 28, 2023 A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws relating to the appointment of the Under Secretary of Health and Assistant Under Secretaries of Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Veterans Health Administration Leadership Transformation Act.

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Office of the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs

(a)

Term of Under Secretary

Section 305(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: An individual appointed to serve as the Under Secretary of Health shall be appointed for a term of five years.. (b)

Elimination of certain requirements for Assistant Under Secretaries

Section 7306 of such title is amended— (1)by striking subsection (b); (2)by redesignating subsections (c) through (g) as subsections (b) through (f), respectively; and (3)in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking subsection (e) and inserting subsection (d).

December 24, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed