[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 16, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2732]
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                 VA SENIOR EXECUTIVE ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs be discharged from further consideration 
of H.R. 2772 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 2772) to amend title 38, United States Code, 
     to provide for requirements relating to the reassignment of 
     Department of Veterans Affairs senior executive employees.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the Tillis substitute 
amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to, the bill, as 
amended, be considered read a third time and passed, and the motion to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 2244) in the nature of a substitute was agreed to, 
as follows:

                (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute)

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Senior Executive Accountability Act of 2018'' or the 
     ``SEA Act of 2018''.

     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. 727. 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.--(1) 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.
       ``(2) Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
     describe the purpose of each reassignment and the costs 
     associated with such reassignment.
       ``(3) For purposes of paragraph (2), costs associated with 
     a reassignment may only include the following:
       ``(A) A salary increase.
       ``(B) Temporary travel expenses for the individual or the 
     family of the individual.
       ``(C) Moving expenses.
       ``(D) A paid incentive.
       ``(c) Senior Executive Position Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `senior executive position' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 713(d) 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 725 the following new item:

``727. Reassignment of senior executives.''.

  The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill was read the third time.
  The bill (H.R. 2772), as amended, was passed.

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