To amend title 38, United States Code, to require a notation in the personnel record file of certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs who resign from Government employment under certain circumstances.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill prevents VA employees under investigation for misconduct from escaping accountability by resigning, retiring, or transferring. It requires the VA to complete any pending personnel investigation and note adverse findings in the employee's permanent record, which follows them to future government jobs.
Who Benefits and How
- Veterans and the public benefit from improved accountability at the VA, as problematic employees can no longer evade consequences by quitting
- The VA as an institution gains a tool to maintain workforce integrity and prevent bad actors from cycling through the federal system
- Other federal agencies gain visibility into investigation history when hiring former VA employees
Who Bears the Burden and How
- VA employees under investigation face continued scrutiny even after leaving, with adverse findings permanently recorded and affecting future federal employment
- The VA administration must allocate resources to complete investigations of departed employees and manage the notification/appeals process
Key Provisions
- VA must continue personnel investigations to completion even if the employee leaves
- Adverse findings are permanently noted in personnel files within 40 days of investigation completion
- Employees get due process: 5-day notification, 30-day response period, and appeal rights to Merit Systems Protection Board
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue personnel investigations of employees who resign, retire, or transfer while under investigation, and to permanently note adverse findings in their personnel records
Key Policy Areas
Federal Employment, Veterans Affairs, Government Accountability
Primary Purpose
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue personnel investigations of employees who resign, retire, or transfer while under investigation, and to permanently note adverse findings in their personnel records
Policy Domains
Personnel Investigation Accountability
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Veterans receiving VA services
- Federal government hiring offices
- VA institutional integrity
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Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- VA employees under investigation
- VA Human Resources administration
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Housing Loan Fee Extension
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- VA funding sustainability
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Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Veterans using VA home loans (marginally, via 14 additional days of fee collection)
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Legislative Progress
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Stakeholder Effects
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Department of Veterans Affairs administration, Federal agencies hiring former VA employees, Merit Systems Protection Board
Positive-direction: Federal agencies hiring former VA employees, VA housing loan program funding
Negative-direction: Department of Veterans Affairs administration, Merit Systems Protection Board, VA employees under personnel investigation
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
An employee in the competitive service, the excepted service, or the Senior Executive Service within the Department of Veterans Affairs
A personnel investigation that commences not later than 60 days after the employee separates from the Department, including Inspector General investigations, misconduct investigations, and internal investigations by the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection, Office of the Medical Inspector, General Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, or EEOC
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