[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2941 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2941

   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

                             June 25, 2015

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. 715. 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' means any pay augmentation, incentive, or additional gift of 
any value, including--
            ``(1) gift cards;
            ``(2) any sum of money;
            ``(3) any award of monetary or non-monetary value;
            ``(4) any donation to or on behalf of or any value awarded 
        to a recipient;
            ``(5) a retention incentive;
            ``(6) a retention incentive payment;
            ``(7) a retention incentive award;
            ``(8) a Presidential Rank Award;
            ``(9) an individual cash award (non-rating based);
            ``(10) an individual cash award (rating based);
            ``(11) a group cash award;
            ``(12) a travel savings incentive;
            ``(13) an individual time off award--hours;
            ``(14) a group time off award--hours;
            ``(15) an individual suggestion or invention award;
            ``(16) a group suggestion or invention award;
            ``(17) a foreign language award;
            ``(18) any other individual award;
            ``(19) any other group award;
            ``(20) a special certification award;
            ``(21) an exemplary job performance or achievement award;
            ``(22) a lump sum performance payment (rating based in lieu 
        of pay adjustment);
            ``(23) a lump sum performance payment (rating based not in 
        lieu of pay adjustment);
            ``(24) a lump sum performance payment (non-rating based);
            ``(25) a retention incentive;
            ``(26) a recruitment incentive;
            ``(27) a relocation incentive;
            ``(28) a performance award;
            ``(29) any student loan repayment;
            ``(30) a separation incentive;
            ``(31) a referral bonus;
            ``(32) any other form of recognition, monetary or non-
        monetary, as a result of any action, activity, suggestion or 
        effort that is based on false, fraudulent or incomplete 
        information, including any such awards as identified or to be 
        identified by the Office of Personnel Management rules, 
        regulations and policies and Department rules, regulations, and 
        policies; and
            ``(33) 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:

``715. Limitation on bonuses.''.
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