[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3087 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3087

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the receipt of 
bonuses by Department of Veterans Affairs employees who violate Federal 
           civil laws or regulations, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 12, 2013

Mr. Roe of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the receipt of 
bonuses by Department of Veterans Affairs employees who violate Federal 
           civil laws or regulations, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Affairs Employee 
Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON BONUSES FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              EMPLOYEES WHO VIOLATE FEDERAL CIVIL LAWS OR REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 713. LIMITATION ON BONUSES.

    ``(a) In General.--(1) The Secretary shall ensure that no employee 
of the Department who, during any year, knowingly violates any law, 
regulation, or policy described in paragraph (2) receives a bonus for 
or during that year.
    ``(2) A law, regulation, or policy described in this paragraph is 
any of the following:
            ``(A) A Federal civil law or Federal regulation, including 
        such civil laws or regulations covered under the Federal 
        Acquisition Regulation and the Veterans Affairs Acquisition 
        Regulation.
            ``(B) An internal policy of the Department.
    ``(b) Certification.--The Secretary shall annually certify to 
Congress that each bonus awarded by the Secretary during the previous 
year was awarded in accordance with subsection (a)(1).
    ``(c) Bonus Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term 
`bonus' includes--
            ``(1) a retention incentive;
            ``(2) a retention incentive payment;
            ``(3) a retention incentive award; and
            ``(4) any other incentive requiring approval from the 
        Central Office Human Resource Service, the Chief Business 
        Office Workforce Management, or the Corporate Senior Executive 
        Management Office.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``713. Limitation on bonuses''.
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