[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 27 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 27


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 4, 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 require the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to retain a copy of any reprimand or admonishment 
 received by an employee of the Department in the permanent record of 
                             the employee.

    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 ``Ensuring VA Employee Accountability 
Act''.

SEC. 2. RETENTION OF RECORDS OF REPRIMANDS AND ADMONISHMENTS RECEIVED 
              BY EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 719. Record of reprimands and admonishments
    ``If any employee of the Department receives a reprimand or 
admonishment, the Secretary shall retain a copy of such reprimand or 
admonishment in the permanent record of the employee as long as the 
employee is employed by the Department.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``719. Record of reprimands and admonishments.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives January 3, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.