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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5864 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 675
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5864

                          [Report No. 115-872]

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish qualifications 
     for the human resources positions within the Veterans Health 
  Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2018

 Mr. Bost (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Meadows, and Mr. 
 Rutherford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

                             July 24, 2018

  Additional sponsors: Mr. Poliquin, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
           Bergman, Mr. Westerman, and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers

                             July 24, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish qualifications 
     for the human resources positions within the Veterans Health 
  Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
                               purposes.

 

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``VA Hospitals Establishing Leadership 
Performance Act''.

SEC. 2. QUALIFICATIONS FOR HUMAN RESOURCES POSITIONS WITHIN THE 
              VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Establishment of Qualifications.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall--
            (1) establish qualifications for each human resources 
        position within the Veterans Health Administration of the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs;
            (2) establish standardized performance metrics for each 
        such position; and
            (3) submit to Congress a report containing the 
        qualifications and standardized performance metrics established 
        under paragraphs (1) and (2).
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the establishment of the 
qualifications and performance metrics under subsection (a), the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate a report containing--
            (1) a description of the implementation of such 
        qualifications and performance metrics; and
            (2) an assessment of the quality of such qualifications and 
        performance metrics.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 675

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5864

                          [Report No. 115-872]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish qualifications 
     for the human resources positions within the Veterans Health 
  Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 24, 2018

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