IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 633 
Expressing the sense of the House with respect to accountability for 
mismanagement at the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2014 
Mr. BARROW of Georgia (for himself and Mr. CASSIDY) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House with respect to account-
ability for mismanagement at the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
Whereas revelations in 2013 unveiled a pattern of inefficiency 
and misconduct at Department of Veterans Affairs Med-
ical Clinics (VAMC) across the country; 
Whereas the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Inspector 
General conducted interviews with VA employees and in-
spected VA facilities across the country; 
Whereas on June 9, 2014, the VA released an initial audit 
of VA medical centers across the country, conducted by 
the VA Inspector General, detailing a pattern of mis-
management; 
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•HRES 633 IH 
Whereas the Inspector General’s audit found that VAMC 
scheduling staff were pressured by VA management ‘‘to 
utilize inappropriate practices in order to make waiting 
times appear more favorable’’; 
Whereas the VA will undergo a review to determine why 
‘‘some front-line, middle, and senior managers felt com-
pelled to manipulate the VA’s scheduling process’’; 
Whereas in at least two instances, survey participants be-
lieved someone, other than a scheduler, was ‘‘routinely 
accessing records and changing desired dates in order to 
improve performance measures’’; 
Whereas respondents felt ‘‘threatened or coerced’’ to alter pa-
tient appointment dates and reported having been ‘‘sanc-
tioned or punished over scheduling practices for not com-
plying with supervisors’ orders to inappropriately enter or 
alter recorded desired dates’’; and 
Whereas section 600.1 of title 28, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, directs the Attorney General to appoint a Special 
Counsel when he or she determines that— 
(1) ‘‘criminal investigation of a person or matter is 
warranted’’; 
(2) ‘‘investigation or prosecution of that person or 
matter by a United States Attorney’s Office or litigating 
Division of the Department of Justice would present a 
conflict of interest for the Department or other extraor-
dinary circumstances’’; and 
(3) ‘‘under the circumstances, it would be in the 
public interest to appoint an outside Special Counsel to 
assume responsibility for the matter’’: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House that— 
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•HRES 633 IH 
(1) actions by VA officials represent a clear vio-
lation of the public’s trust for the Department to 
provide access to quality health care for our Nation’s 
veterans and warrant criminal investigation; 
(2) the ability of the Administration to objec-
tively investigate its own wrongdoing warrants a 
Special Counsel to determine whether mismanage-
ment and misconduct at the VA was criminal; and 
(3) the appointment of a Special Counsel would 
be in the public interest. 
Æ 
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