[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5525 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5525

   To amend title 38 and title 5, United States Code, to require the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs and other officials of the Department of 
 Veterans Affairs to receive health care from the Department, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 19, 2019

  Mr. Rice of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38 and title 5, United States Code, to require the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs and other officials of the Department of 
 Veterans Affairs to receive health care from the Department, 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 ``Providing Accountability for 
Veterans Affairs Executives Act of 2019'' or ``PAVE Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. HEALTH CARE FOR OFFICIALS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1710 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``In'';
                    (B) by inserting ``or in the case of an official of 
                the Department listed in subparagraph (B),'' before 
                ``the Secretary''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
            ``(B) As a condition of office and employment, and for the 
        duration of such term of office or employment, each of the 
        following officials of the Department may not receive any 
        hospital care or medical services (other than emergency medical 
        services) except under this section:
                    ``(i) The Secretary.
                    ``(ii) The Deputy Secretary.
                    ``(iii) The Under Secretary for Health.
                    ``(iv) The Under Secretary for Benefits.
                    ``(v) The Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs.
                    ``(vi) Each Assistant Secretary, including--
                            ``(I) the Assistant Secretary for 
                        Management;
                            ``(II) the Assistant Secretary for Human 
                        Resources and Administration;
                            ``(III) the Assistant Secretary for Public 
                        and Intergovernmental Affairs; and
                            ``(IV) the Assistant Secretary for 
                        Operations, Security, and Preparedness.
                    ``(vii) Each Deputy Assistant Secretary.
                    ``(viii) The Chief Financial Officer.
                    ``(ix) The Chief Information Officer.
                    ``(x) The General Counsel.
                    ``(xi) The Inspector General.
                    ``(xii) The Director of Construction and Facilities 
                Management.
                    ``(xiii) The Chief of Staff.
                    ``(xiv) The Chairman of the Board of Veterans' 
                Appeals.
                    ``(xv) The Vice Chairman of the Board of Veterans' 
                Appeals.'';
            (2) in subsection (f), by inserting ``or official of the 
        Department'' after ``veteran'' each place it appears; and
            (3) in subsection (g), by inserting ``or official of the 
        Department'' after ``veteran'' each place it appears.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Title 38.--Section 1705(a) of title 38, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``and officials of the 
                Department'' after ``veterans''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (8) by inserting ``and officials 
                of the Department'' after ``veterans''.
            (2) Title 5.--Section 8901(1) of title 5, United States 
        Code, is amended in the matter following subparagraph (J)--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (iii);
                    (B) by adding ``or'' after the semicolon at the end 
                of clause (iv); and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                    ``(v) an official of the Department of Veterans 
                Affairs listed in section 1710(a)(3)(B) of title 38;''.
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