I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7734 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require a notation in the personnel 
record file of certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
who resign from Government employment under certain circumstances. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 20, 2024 
Mr. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require a notation 
in the personnel record file of certain employees of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs who resign from Govern-
ment employment under certain circumstances. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NOTATION IN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS EMPLOYEE PERSONNEL RECORD FILE 
OF PERSONNEL INVESTIGATION REQUIRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 7 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:54 Mar 20, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7734.IH
H7734
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
‘‘§ 729. Notation in Department of Veterans Affairs 
employee personnel record file of per-
sonnel investigation 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any employee oc-
cupying a position in the competitive service or the ex-
cepted service within the Department who is the subject 
of a personnel investigation and who resigns from Govern-
ment employment prior to the resolution of such investiga-
tion, the Secretary shall make a permanent notation of 
such investigation in the official personnel record file of 
such employee. 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL NOTATION.—With respect to any 
employee described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
make an additional notation in the official personnel 
record file of such employee whether any of the allegations 
made with respect to such employee pursuant to such in-
vestigation would have been substantiated. 
‘‘(c) PERSONNEL INVESTIGATION DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘personnel investigation’ includes— 
‘‘(1) an investigation by an Inspector General; 
‘‘(2) an internal investigation carried out by the 
Secretary; 
‘‘(3) an investigation by the head of any other 
Federal office responsible for investigating allega-
tions of employee misconduct, including the General 
Counsel of the Department; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:54 Mar 20, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7734.IH
H7734
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
‘‘(4) an adverse personnel action as a result of 
performance, misconduct, or for such cause as will 
promote the efficiency of the service under chapter 
43 or chapter 75 of title 5.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 728 the following new 
item: 
‘‘729. Notation in Department of Veterans Affairs employee personnel 
record file of personnel investigation.’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:54 Mar 20, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H7734.IH
H7734
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB