S.Amdt. 4147

SA 4147. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle I of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1097. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE
OFFICE OF RESOLUTION MANAGEMENT AND THE OFFICE
OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT
ADJUDICATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS.

(a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study on the activities of the Office
of Resolution Management and the Office of Employment
Discrimination Complaint Adjudication of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, including an analysis of the programs
conducted by such offices and the effectiveness and oversight
of such programs.
(b) Elements.--In conducting the study under subsection
(a), the Comptroller General shall--
(1) analyze data in possession of the Office of Resolution
Management and the Office of Employment Discrimination
Complaint Adjudication of the Department from the period
beginning on January 1, 2012, and ending on the date of
commencement of the study;
(2) analyze the oversight by the Department of such offices
and the programs conducted by such offices;
(3) analyze how such offices determine the amounts paid to
complainants under such programs;
(4) assess whether the Department or any other entity
conducts regular audits of such offices; and
(5) analyze how many repeat complaints from the same
individuals are handled by such offices and whether there is
a special process used by such offices for repeat
complainants.
(c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit
to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Congress a report on
the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).
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