[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2981 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2981

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that congressional 
testimony by Department of Veterans Affairs employees is official duty, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 8, 2015

Mr. Huelskamp 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 provide that congressional 
testimony by Department of Veterans Affairs employees is official duty, 
                        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. TREATMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY BY DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES AS OFFICIAL DUTY.

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

``SEC. 715. CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY BY EMPLOYEES: TREATMENT AS OFFICIAL 
              DUTY.

    ``(a) Congressional Testimony.--An employee of the Department is 
performing official duty during the period with respect to which the 
employee is testifying in an official capacity in front of either House 
of Congress, a committee of either House of Congress, or a joint or 
select committee of Congress.
    ``(b) Travel Expenses.--The Secretary shall provide travel 
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with 
applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, to 
any employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs performing official 
duty described under subsection (a).''.
    (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. Congressional testimony by employees: treatment as official 
                            duty.''.
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