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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5932 
To enhance employee accountability, prevent fraud, strengthen whistleblower 
protections, and modernize disability rating processes in the Department 
of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2025 
Mr. BIGGS of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on 
the Judiciary, and 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To enhance employee accountability, prevent fraud, strength-
en whistleblower protections, and modernize disability 
rating processes in the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
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 ‘‘Claims Legitimacy and 
Evaluation Accountability Nationwide for VA Act’’ or the 
‘‘CLEAN VA Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEE AC-
COUNTABILITY ACTIONS. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES 
FOR DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOY-
EES.—Section 714 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘by sub-
stantial evidence’’ after ‘‘the Secretary deter-
mines’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3)(A) When making an initial decision under this 
subsection with respect to determining whether a covered 
individual should be removed, demoted, or suspended, the 
deciding employee of the Department shall exclusively 
apply the following factors: 
‘‘(i) The nature and seriousness of the offense, 
and its relation to the covered individual’s duties, 
position, and responsibilities, including whether the 
offense was intentional or technical or inadvertent, 
or was committed maliciously or for gain, or was fre-
quently repeated. 
‘‘(ii) The covered individual’s job level and type 
of employment, including supervisory or fiduciary 
role, and prominence of the position. 
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‘‘(iii) The covered individual’s past disciplinary 
record. 
‘‘(iv) The covered individual’s past work record, 
including length of service, performance on the job, 
ability to get along with fellow workers, and depend-
ability. 
‘‘(v) Mitigating circumstances surrounding the 
offense such as unusual job tensions, personality 
problems, mental impairment, harassment, or bad 
faith, malice, or provocation on the part of others in-
volved in the matter. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall review the initial decision 
and uphold such decision if it is supported by substantial 
evidence.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1)(D); and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting before 
the period the following: ‘‘, and the Secretary 
may carry out such a removal, demotion, or 
suspension without first placing a covered indi-
vidual on a performance improvement plan’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(C) Except to the extent that an appeal under this 
subsection presents a constitutional issue, the administra-
tive judge may not review a challenge to the penalty im-
posed against the covered individual.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) Except to the extent that an appeal under this 
subsection presents a constitutional issue, the Merit Sys-
tems Protection Board may not review a challenge to the 
penalty imposed against the covered individual.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) Except to the extent that an appeal under this 
subsection presents a constitutional issue, such Court may 
not review a challenge to the penalty imposed against the 
covered individual or mitigate such penalty.’’; and 
(D) by striking paragraph (10); and 
(4) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (j). 
(b) TIMING
OF DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.—Section 
714 of title 38, United States Code, is further amended 
by inserting after subsection (a) (as amended by sub-
section (a) of this section) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) TIMING.— 
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