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Union Calendar No. 21 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 280 

[Report No. 114–32, Part I] 

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup bonuses and awards 

paid to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 12, 2015 

Mr. MILLER of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee 

on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently 

determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

MARCH 2, 2015 

Additional sponsors: Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. COFFMAN, 

Mr. COLE, Ms. GRAHAM, and Mr. ROTHFUS

MARCH 2, 2015 

Reported from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

MARCH 2, 2015 

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform discharged; committed 

to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 12, 2015] 


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A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup 

bonuses and awards paid to employees of the Department 

of Veterans Affairs. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO RECOUP BONUSES OR AWARDS 

4 PAID TO EMPLOYEES OF DEPARTMENT OF 

5 VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 38, United States 

7 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

8 section: 

9 ‘‘§ 715. Recoupment of bonuses or awards paid to em10 ployees of Department 

11 ‘‘(a) RECOUPMENT.—Notwithstanding any other pro12 vision of law, the Secretary may issue an order directing 

13 an employee of the Department to repay the amount, or 

14 a portion of the amount, of any award or bonus paid to 

15 the employee under title 5, including under chapters 45 or 

16 53 of such title, or this title if— 

17 ‘‘(1) the Secretary determines such repayment 

18 appropriate pursuant to regulations prescribed under 

19 subsection (c); and 

20 ‘‘(2) before such repayment, the employee is af21 forded notice and an opportunity for a hearing con22 ducted by another department or agency of the Fed23 eral Government. 


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1 ‘‘(b) REVIEW.—A decision regarding a repayment by 

2 an employee pursuant to subsection (a)(2) is final and may 

3 not be reviewed by any department or agency or any court. 

4 ‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 

5 regulations to carry out this section.’’. 

6 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

7 the beginning of such chapter is further amended by adding 

8 at the end the following new item: 

‘‘715. Recoupment of bonuses or awards paid to employees of Department.’’. 

9 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 715 of title 38, United 

10 States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 

11 respect to an award or bonus paid by the Secretary of Vet12 erans Affairs to an employee of the Department of Veterans 

13 Affairs before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this 

14 Act. 

15 (d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act or the 

16 amendments made by this Act may be construed to modify 

17 the certification issued by the Office of Personnel Manage18 ment and the Office of Management and Budget regarding 

19 the performance appraisal system of the Senior Executive 

20 Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 


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Union Calendar No. 21 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 280 

[Report No. 114–32, Part I] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. recoup bonuses and awards paid to employees of 

MARCH 2, 2015 

Reported from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs with 

M

an amendment 

ARCH 2, 2015 

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

printed House on the State of the Union and ordered to be discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 


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