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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/693
[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WOMACK:H.R. 693.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause l14 of Section 8 of Article I of the ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:The VACANT Act requires the VA to limit temporary vacanciesfor Directors of VA Medical Facilities to 180 days andrequires the VA to notify Congress of its plans to fill thosevacancies.[Page H579]
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Health Subcommittee
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    - Hearings By (subcommittee)
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    - Referred to
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- VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of 2023
118
10
S
2023-02-16
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  - Related bill
CRS

- Veterans Affairs Peer Review Neutrality Act of 2023
118
2745
S
2023-09-07
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  - Related bill
CRS

- Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act
118
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HR
2024-11-19
Received in the Senate.
  - Related bill
CRS

- VACANT Act
118
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S
2023-01-24
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  - Identical bill
CRS
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Health Subcommittee
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Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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2023-10-11
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2023-12-12
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Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
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- Department of Veterans Affairs
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- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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- Government information and archives
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- Health facilities and institutions
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- Health personnel
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Armed Forces and National Security
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Introduced in House
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VA medical Center Absence and Notification Timeline Act or the VACANT Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to comply with certain notification and staffing requirements when a VA medical center director is on detail.
Not later than 90 days after detailing a director of a VA medical center to a different position within the VA, the VA must notify Congress with specified information about the detail (e.g., the location of the detail). Additionally, the VA must appoint an individual as acting director not later than 120 days after detailing a director to a different position.
The VA must regularly update Congress regarding the status of the detail.
Generally, not later than 180 days after detailing a director to a different position, the VA must return the individual to the position as director or reassign the individual from the position and begin the process of hiring a new director. This requirement may be waived for a limited amount of time, but the VA must submit to Congress a justification for the waiver.

VACANT Act
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VACANT Act
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VACANT Act
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Introduced in House
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VA medical Center Absence and Notification Timeline Act
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Introduced in House
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To limit the detailing of directors of medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs to different positions within the Department, and for other purposes.
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Introduced in House
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