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Union Calendar No. 494 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6538 

[Report No. 118–594] 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a definition of ‘‘establishment, determination, or adjustment of employee compensation’’ for 

purposes of the collective bargaining of certain Department of Veterans 

Affairs employees. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 30, 2023 

Mr. TAKANO (for himself and Mr. BOST) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

JULY 18, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Mr. LEVIN, Mr. MCGARVEY, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. VAN

ORDEN, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. MRVAN, Mr. BACON, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. 

PAPPAS, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER, Mr. POSEY, Ms. 

TITUS, Mr. ALLRED, Ms. SALINAS, Ms. SCHRIER, Ms. PEREZ, Ms. 

DELBENE, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. 

CISCOMANI, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Mrs. 

RADEWAGEN, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. MOLINARO, Mr. 

LAWLER, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. LANDSMAN, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. 

NORCROSS, Mr. DELUZIO, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. D’ESPOSITO, Mr. VAN

DREW, Mr. LALOTA, and Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ

JULY 18, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 

definition of ‘‘establishment, determination, or adjustment of employee compensation’’ for purposes of the 

collective bargaining of certain Department of Veterans 

Affairs employees. 


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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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘VA Correct Compensa5 tion Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT, DETERMINA7 TION, OR ADJUSTMENT OF EMPLOYEE COM8 PENSATION’’ FOR PURPOSES OF THE COL9 LECTIVE BARGAINING OF CERTAIN DEPART10 MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES. 

11 Subsection (c) of section 7422 of title 38, United 

12 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(c) In this section: 

14 ‘‘(1) The term ‘professional conduct or com15 petence’ means any of the following: 

16 ‘‘(A) Direct patient care. 

17 ‘‘(B) Clinical competence. 

18 ‘‘(2) The term ‘establishment, determination, or 

19 adjustment of employee compensation’— 

20 ‘‘(A) means setting a rate of pay as re21 quired by applicable law, rule, or regulation; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(B) does not include a grievance chal24 lenging whether an employee described in sec25 tion 7421(b) of this title has received the corVerDate Sep 11 2014 22:03 Jul 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6538.RH H6538

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1 rect compensation as required by law, rule, reg2 ulation, or binding agreement.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 494 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6538 

[Report No. 118–594] 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 

Department of Veterans Affairs employees. purposes of the collective bargaining of certain or adjustment of employee compensation’’ for for a definition of ‘‘establishment, determination, 

JULY 18, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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