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                       MARCH 9, 2017 
 
                 RULES COMMITTEE PRINT 115-7 
                 
          TEXT OF H.R. 1259, THE VA ACCOUNTABILITY 
          
                     FIRST ACT OF 2017 
                     
   [Showing the text of H.R. 1259 as ordered reported by the 
  
                 Committee on Veterans' Affairs]
             
             
             
1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2      (a) SHORT TITLE.--This Act may be cited as the 

3 "VA Accountability First Act of 201 7". 

4      (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.--The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

  Sec. 1. Short titlei table of contents. 
  Sec. 2. References to title 381 United States Code. 
  Sec. 3. Removal1 demotion1 and suspension of employees based on performance 

                 or misconduct. 
  Sec. 4. Reduction of benefits for Department of Veterans Affairs employees 
                 convicted of certain crimes. 
  Sec. 5. Authority to recoup bonuses or awards paid to employees of Department 
                 of Veterans Affairs. 
  Sec. 6. Authority to recoup relocation expenses paid to or on behalf of 
                 employees of Department of Veterans Affairs. 
  Sec. 7. Time period for response to notice of adverse actions against superï¿½
               visory employees who commit prohibited personnel actions. 
  Sec. 8. Direct hiring authority for medical center directors and VISN directors. 
  Sec. 9. Time periods for review of adverse actions with respect to certain 
                   employees. 

6 SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE. 

7      Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

8 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

9 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other proviï¿½

10 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 

11 section or other provision of title 38, United States Code. 


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