S.Amdt. 5071
What it does: Adds SEC. __. LIMITS ON USE OF OFFICIAL TIME BY EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS wherever appropriate
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 3967
Adds SEC. __. LIMITS ON USE OF OFFICIAL TIME BY EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. __. LIMITS ON USE OF OFFICIAL TIME BY EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
Inserted: Section 7131 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
Inserted: (1) in subsection (a), by striking "Any employee" and inserting "Except as provided in subsection (e), any employee";
Inserted: (2) in subsection (c), by inserting "or (e)" after "subsection (a)";
Inserted: (3) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking "provided in the preceding subsections of this section" and inserting "provided otherwise under this section"; and
Inserted: (4) by adding at the end the following:
Inserted: "(e) An employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs representing a labor organization (including an exclusive representative) may not be authorized official time to participate in--
Inserted: "(1) any negotiations with respect to a collective bargaining agreement under this chapter, including any impasse proceeding; or
Inserted: "(2) an arbitration proceeding in which the Department and the labor organization are opposing parties.".
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At the appropriate place, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 5071. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3967, to improve health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. LIMITS ON USE OF OFFICIAL TIME BY EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
Section 7131 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking “Any employee” and inserting “Except as provided in subsection (e), any employee”;
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting “or (e)” after “subsection (a)”;
(3) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “provided in the preceding subsections of this section” and inserting “provided otherwise under this section”; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
“(e) An employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs representing a labor organization (including an exclusive representative) may not be authorized official time to participate in--
“(1) any negotiations with respect to a collective bargaining agreement under this chapter, including any impasse proceeding; or
“(2) an arbitration proceeding in which the Department and the labor organization are opposing parties.”.
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Senate amendment submitted
June 8, 2022