An Act To amend title 5, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration.

Sept. 7, 2018

[S. 899]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Veterans Providing Healthcare Transition Improvement Act.

SECTION 1. SHORT

5 USC 101 note.

TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Veterans Providing Healthcare Transition Improvement Act”.

SEC. 2. DISABLED VETERAN LEAVE FOR HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS IN VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.(a) In General.—Section 6329(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:“(1)

Definition.

the term ‘employee’ has the meaning given such term in section 2105, and includes—“(A) an officer or employee of the United States Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission; and “(B) notwithstanding subsection (a) of section 7421 of title 38, an individual occupying a position listed in subsection (b) of such section;” . (b)

5 USC 6329 note.

Applicability.—With respect to a position listed in section 7421(b) of title 38, United States Code, the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any individual appointed to such a position on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Approved September 7, 2018.