3.0.0 3158 2023-01-11T13:37:41Z 2023-01-11T13:37:41Z House HR 2017-06-29 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 112 (Thursday, June 29, 2017)][Pages H5378-H5379]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TAKANO:H.R. 3158.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[[Page H5379]]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2017-06-29T17:40:00Z Referred to 2017-06-29T14:00:17Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-06-29T14:00:27Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-06-29T14:00:22Z Better Workforce for Veterans Act of 2017 115 1325 S 2017-07-11 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320. Related bill CRS 2017-06-29 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2017-06-29 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-06-29 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-06-29 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-06-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-06-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 N C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2017-07-12 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Department of Veterans Affairs Employee hiring Employee performance Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Fires First responders and emergency personnel Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Higher education Law enforcement officers Licensing and registrations Medical education Mental health Nursing Public-private cooperation Temporary and part-time employment Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-06-29 Introduced in House 2017-12-27T16:40:58Z Better Workforce for Veterans Act of 2017

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to appoint qualified graduates and post-secondary students to competitive service positions without regard to certain federal civil service employment and retention provisions.

The VA shall allow for excepted service appointments of qualifying students and recent graduates leading to career or career conditional employment.

The VA may appoint: (1) highly qualified candidates without regard to competitive service provisions if the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) determines that the VA has a severe shortage of highly qualified candidates, and (2) former highly qualified federal employees to high-demand VA positions without regard to such provisions.

The VA shall: (1) develop a resume-based application method for senior executive appointments comparable to the OPM resume-based application method; (2) establish a single database that lists each vacant position that is critical to the VA's mission, difficult to fill, or both; (3) measure and collect specified information on hiring effectiveness; (4) develop a standardized VA exit survey; (5) publish information on VA nurse staffing levels; (6) develop a tool for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) human resources employees to assess their knowledge relating to how certain VA health care providers are treated differently than other VA employees; (7) include mental health professionals and marriage and family therapists in the VA education and training program; and (8) provide VHA human resources professionals with employee recruitment and retention training.

The VA and the Surgeon General shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for the assignment of at least 500 commissioned officers of the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service to the VA.

The bill revises provisions regarding: (1) pay for medical center and veterans integrated service network directors, (2) the hiring preference service requirement, and (3) VA reductions in force.

]]> Better Workforce for Veterans Act of 2017 Display Title Better Workforce for Veterans Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire, recruit, and train employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Better Workforce for Veterans Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3158ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3158ih.xml 2017-06-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.