S. 2807Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act

Introduced May 9, 2018

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The Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act would require the VA Secretary to send Congress an annual report on performance awards and bonuses given to senior VA officials. The report must be filed within 30 days after each fiscal year and would be sent to the Veterans Affairs and Appropriations committees in both the House and Senate. The goal is to make bonus payments to high‑level VA employees more visible to lawmakers and the public.

Key Provisions

  • The Secretary must submit a report each year, no later than 30 days after the fiscal year ends, detailing bonuses and performance awards given to Regional Office Directors, Medical Center Directors, and Directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks.
  • For each award or bonus, the report must list the amount, the employee’s job title, and the location where they work.
  • The report is to be delivered to the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs and Appropriations committees.

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May 9, 2018

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II

115th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 2807

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 9, 2018

Mr. Heller (for himself and Mr. Casey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit an annual report regarding performance awards and bonuses awarded to certain high-level employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act.

2.

Annual report on performance awards and bonuses awarded to certain high-level employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs

(a)

In general

Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

714.

Annual report on performance awards and bonuses awarded to certain high-level employees

(a)

In general

Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that contains, for the most recent fiscal year ending before the submittal of the report, a description of the performance awards and bonuses awarded to Regional Office Directors of the Department, Directors of Medical Centers of the Department, and Directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks.

(b)

Elements

Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following with respect to each performance award or bonus awarded to an individual described in such subsection:

(1)

The amount of each award or bonus.

(2)

The job title of the individual awarded the award or bonus.

(3)

The location where the individual awarded the award or bonus works.

(c)

Appropriate committees of Congress

In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means—

(1)

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and

(2)

the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

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(b)

Clerical amendment

The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 713 the following new item:

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