H.R. 2788

VA Equal Employment Opportunity Counselor Modernization Act

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IIB

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2788

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 19, 2021

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT

To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the cap on full-time employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs who provide equal employment opportunity counseling.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the VA Equal Employment Opportunity Counselor Modernization Act.

2.

Elimination of cap on full-time employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs who provide equal employment opportunity counseling

(a)

In general

Section 516 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

by striking subsection (g); and

(2)

by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).

(b)

Report

Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding the effect of the amendment under subsection (a).

Passed the House of Representatives May 18, 2021.

Cheryl L. Johnson,

Clerk