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Union Calendar No. 522 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6531 
[Report No. 118–624] 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a training program 
for certain senior executives and supervisors employed by the Department 
of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2023 
Mr. PAPPAS (for himself and Mr. VAN ORDEN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AUGUST 9, 2024 
Additional sponsors: Mr. TAKANO, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. 
BROWNLEY, Mr. LANDSMAN, Mr. DELUZIO, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. MRVAN, 
Mr. LEVIN, Mr. MCGARVEY, and Ms. BUDZINSKI 
AUGUST 9, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 30, 2023] 
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A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a 
training program for certain senior executives and super-
visors employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Training Responsible 
And Informed National VA Employees Act’’ or the ‘‘TRAIN 
VA Employees Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN SENIOR EXECU-
TIVES AND SUPERVISORS. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall— 
(1) implement a mandatory training program 
for all covered employees; 
(2) annually evaluate such training; and 
(3) regularly update the curriculum for such 
program to ensure that such curriculum— 
(A) covers areas of critical importance to 
success as a supervisor and leader in the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs; and 
(B) is based on industry standards for su-
pervisory competencies and needs identified 
through evaluations under paragraph (2). 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the training re-
quired under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with 
the heads of at least three other Federal departments and 
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agencies, including the Department of Defense, to gather in-
formation about how such departments and agencies ap-
proach management training. 
(c) CURRENT EMPLOYEES.—Any individual who as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act is an covered employee 
shall be required, as a condition of continued employment 
at the Department of Veterans Affairs, to complete the 
training program developed under subsection (a) by not 
later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(d) REFRESHER TRAINING.—The Secretary shall de-
velop a refresher training program for the program required 
under subsection (a), and each covered employee shall be 
required, as a condition of continued employment at the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, to complete such refresher 
training once every two years. 
(e) DESIGN OF TRAINING.—The training program re-
quired under subsection (a) shall be designed using prin-
ciples of adult learning and industry standard instruc-
tional design. To the extent practicable, the training shall— 
(1) be instructor-based; and 
(2) focus on— 
(A) developing and discussing relevant per-
formance goals and objectives with the employees 
they supervise; 
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(B) communicating and discussing employ-
ees’ progress relative to performance goals and 
objectives, and conducting performance apprais-
als; 
(C) mentoring and motivating employees 
and improving employee engagement, perform-
ance, and productivity; 
(D) effectively managing employees with 
unacceptable performance, including training to 
understand the disciplinary options and proce-
dures available to the supervisor; 
(E) prohibited personnel practices, employee 
rights, and the procedures and processes used to 
enforce employee rights; 
(F) effectively using the probationary pe-
riod to examine whether an employee has dem-
onstrated successful performance or conduct to 
continue past the probationary period; 
(G) addressing reports of a hostile work en-
vironment, retaliation, or harassment of, or by, 
another supervisor or employee; 
(H) collaborating with human resources em-
ployees to recruit, select, appraise, and reward 
employees to build a workforce based on organi-
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zational goals, budget considerations, and staff-
ing needs; and 
(I) carrying out the duties or responsibil-
ities of a supervisor. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
on which the Secretary implements the training program 
under subsection (a), and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committees on Veterans Affairs of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a report on the rate 
at which covered employees completed such training pro-
gram during the year preceding the date of each such report. 
(g) COVERED EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered employee’’ means an employee of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs who is— 
(1) a supervisor (as defined in section 7103(a) of 
title 5, United States Code); or 
(2) a covered individual under section 713 of 
title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN HOUSING LOAN FEES. 
The loan fee table in section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘November 15, 
2031’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘December 4, 
2031’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 522 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6531 
[Report No. 118–624] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to de-
velop a training program for certain senior ex-
ecutives and supervisors employed by the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
AUGUST 9, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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