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[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 109 (Thursday, June 22, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BOST:H.R. 4278.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article 1, Section 8 of the United StatesConstitution.The single subject of this legislation is:Amending title 38, United States Code, to modify personnelaction procedures with respect to employees of Department ofVeterans Affairs.[Page H3110]
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H.R. 4278, Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act of 2023
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59559
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans Affairs on July 26, 2023
Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
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- Department of Veterans Affairs
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- Employee performance
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- Employment discrimination and employee rights
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- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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- Government studies and investigations
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- Judicial review and appeals
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- Veterans' medical care
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Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act of 2023 or the Restore VA Accountability Act of 2023
This bill modifies personnel action procedures regarding certain employees and executives of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
The bill authorizes the VA to remove from civil service, demote, or suspend VA employees that are supervisors or managers if the VA determines by substantial evidence that the performance or misconduct of such individual warrants such action. This authority does not apply to certain appointees or individuals in their probationary or trial period.
Supervisors or managers who are subject to a removal, demotion, or suspension under this bill are entitled to (1) advance notice of the action and supporting evidence, (2) representation by an attorney or representative, and (3) grieve the action in accordance with an internal grievance process.
The bill also provides protections from removal, demotion, or suspension for supervisor or managers who are whistleblowers or are seeking corrective action for an alleged prohibited personnel practice such as discrimination.
The bill also modifies the procedures to remove, demote, or suspend VA employees or senior executives based on performance or misconduct, specifically by requiring the VA to determine by substantial evidence that the performance or misconduct of the individual warrants such removal, demotion, or suspension. Such procedures must apply retroactively, beginning on the date of enactment of the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 (June 23, 2017).

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify personnel action procedures with respect to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
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