[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2772 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2772


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 2017

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 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 ``VA Senior Executive Accountability 
Act'' or the ``SEA Act''.

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. 723. 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.--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. Each such report shall 
describe the purpose of each such reassignment and the costs associated 
with such reassignment.
    ``(c) Senior Executive Position Defined.--In this section, the term 
`senior executive position' has the meaning given such term in section 
713(g)(3) 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 
723 the following new item:

``724. Reassignment of senior executives.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.