[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1066 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1066

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the Committees 
 on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
  report regarding the organizational structure of the Department of 
               Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2017

  Mr. Kilmer (for himself and Mr. Newhouse) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the Committees 
 on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
  report regarding the organizational structure of the Department of 
               Veterans Affairs, 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 ``VA Management Alignment Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report (including recommendations for legislation the 
Secretary considers appropriate) regarding the roles, responsibility, 
and accountability of elements and individuals of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
    (b) Matters Included.--In creating the report under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall--
            (1) utilize the results of--
                    (A) the Independent Assessment of the Health Care 
                Delivery Systems and Management Process of the 
                Department of Veterans Affairs established by section 
                201 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability 
                Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-146);
                    (B) any study or report by the Commission on Care 
                established by section 202 of the Veterans Access, 
                Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-
                146); and
                    (C) other studies or reports, including a report 
                titled ``Task Force on Improving Effectiveness of VHA 
                Governance: Report to the VHA Under Secretary for 
                Health'', dated February 28, 2015; and
            (2) specify clearly delineated roles and responsibilities 
        to optimize the organizational effectiveness and accountability 
        of each--
                    (A) Administration, staff office, or staff 
                organization;
                    (B) subordinate organization of each 
                Administration, staff office, or staff organization; 
                and
                    (C) key leader of the Department in relation to any 
                Administration, staff office, or staff organization, 
                Veteran Integrated Service Network, or medical 
                facility.
    (c) Definition.--In this Act, the term ``key leader of the 
Department'' includes--
            (1) the Secretary;
            (2) the Deputy Secretary;
            (3) each Under Secretary;
            (4) each Assistant Secretary;
            (5) each Deputy Assistant Secretary;
            (6) the Chief Financial Officer;
            (7) the Chief Information Officer;
            (8) the General Counsel;
            (9) the Inspector General;
            (10) the Director of Construction and Facilities 
        Management;
            (11) the Chief of Staff;
            (12) the Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals;
            (13) the Vice Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals;
            (14) the Director of each Veterans Integrated Service 
        Network; and
            (15) the Director of each medical facility.
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