To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to give employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs opportunities to be represented by the representatives of their choices in examinations of the employees in connection with examinations that may result in disciplinary action, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to give covered VA employees the chance to choose a representative during examinations that may lead to disciplinary action.
Who Benefits and How
Covered VA employees could gain stronger representation rights and procedural protection during potentially disciplinary examinations.
Who Bears the Burden and How
VA management would have to honor employee representation requests and adjust disciplinary examination procedures.
Key Provisions
- Adds a new section 708 to title 38 establishing an employee right to representation in covered examinations.
- Applies when a covered employee believes an examination may result in disciplinary action and requests representation.
- Excludes senior executives, certain appointees, and political appointees from the definition of covered employee.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to give covered VA employees the chance to choose a representative during examinations that may lead to disciplinary action.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans Affairs, Labor, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to give covered VA employees the chance to choose a representative during examinations that may lead to disciplinary action.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Covered Department of Veterans Affairs employees receiving a new representation right
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of Veterans Affairs managers and officials administering disciplinary examinations
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Markey, Ms. …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Covered Department of Veterans Affairs employees gaining representation rights in disciplinary examinations
Department of Veterans Affairs officials administering disciplinary examinations
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 individual occupying a position at the Department, excluding senior executives, certain appointees, and political appointees.
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