[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 2772 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2772

                     One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
           the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen


                                 An Act


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for requirements 
 relating to the reassignment of Department of Veterans Affairs senior 
                          executive employees.

    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 ``Department of Veterans Affairs 
Senior Executive Accountability Act of 2018'' or the ``SEA Act of 
2018''.
SEC. 2. SEMIANNUAL REPORTS ON REASSIGNMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS SENIOR EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES.
    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 7 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 727. Reassignment of senior executives
    ``(a) Approval of Reassignments.--No individual employed in a 
senior executive position at the Department may be reassigned to 
another such position at the Department unless such reassignment is 
approved in writing and signed by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Semiannual Reports Required.--(1) Not later than June 30 and 
December 31 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
report on the reassignment of individuals employed in senior executive 
positions at the Department to other such positions at the Department 
during the period covered by the report.
    ``(2) Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall describe the 
purpose of each reassignment and the costs associated with such 
reassignment.
    ``(3) For purposes of paragraph (2), costs associated with a 
reassignment may only include the following:
        ``(A) A salary increase.
        ``(B) Temporary travel expenses for the individual or the 
    family of the individual.
        ``(C) Moving expenses.
        ``(D) A paid incentive.
    ``(c) Senior Executive Position Defined.--In this section, the term 
`senior executive position' has the meaning given such term in section 
713(d) of this title.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
725 the following new item:

``727. Reassignment of senior executives.''.


                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.