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<title>Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act of 2016</title>
<summary summary-id="id114s3112v82" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2016-12-27">
<action-date>2016-12-10</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed Senate without amendment</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><strong>Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit an annual report to specified congressional committees on the performance awards and bonuses presented to Regional Office Directors of the VA, Directors of Medical Centers of the VA, and Directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks.</p> <p>Each report shall include:</p> <ul> <li>the amount of each award or bonus,</li> <li>the job title of each recipient, and</li> <li>the location where each recipient individual works.</li> </ul> <ul> </ul>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id114s3112v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2016-10-07">
<action-date>2016-06-29</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit an annual report to specified congressional committees on the performance awards and bonuses presented to Regional Office Directors of the VA, Directors of Medical Centers of the VA, and Directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks.</p> <p>Each report shall include:</p> <ul> <li>the amount of each award or bonus,</li> <li>the job title of each recipient, and</li> <li>the location where each recipient individual works.</li> </ul> <ul> </ul>]]></summary-text>
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