[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5864 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5864


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 26, 2018

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

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                                 AN ACT


 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish qualifications 
     for the human resources positions within the Veterans Health 
  Administration 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 Hospitals Establishing Leadership 
Performance Act''.

SEC. 2. QUALIFICATIONS FOR HUMAN RESOURCES POSITIONS WITHIN THE 
              VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Establishment of Qualifications.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall--
            (1) establish qualifications for each human resources 
        position within the Veterans Health Administration of the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs;
            (2) establish standardized performance metrics for each 
        such position; and
            (3) submit to Congress a report containing the 
        qualifications and standardized performance metrics established 
        under paragraphs (1) and (2).
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the establishment of the 
qualifications and performance metrics under subsection (a), the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate a report containing--
            (1) a description of the implementation of such 
        qualifications and performance metrics; and
            (2) an assessment of the quality of such qualifications and 
        performance metrics.

SEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.

    No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the requirements of this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out 
using amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 25, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.