Title: VA RAISES Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
VA Recruitment Assistance to Improve Senior Executive Service Act or the VA RAISES Act
This bill excludes certain appointed positions within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from current executive schedule salary caps. Specifically, the current salary caps do not apply for (1) appointed directors of VA medical centers, (2) appointed directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks, and (3) appointees of the Office of the Under Secretary for Health. The bill authorizes the VA to waive the salary limitations on such employees who were appointed during the period beginning on November 1, 2010, and ending on the day before the enactment of this bill.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6528 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6528

To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the limitation on pay 
  for certain high-level employees and officers of the Department of 
                           Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 17, 2020

 Mr. Cisneros (for himself and Mr. Marshall) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the limitation on pay 
  for certain high-level employees and officers of the Department of 
                           Veterans Affairs.

    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 Recruitment Assistance to Improve 
Senior Executive Service Act'' or the ``VA RAISES Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF PAY LIMITATION FOR CERTAIN HIGH-LEVEL EMPLOYEES 
              AND OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Modification.--Section 7404(d) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ``and except for individuals appointed under 
7401(4) and 7306 of this title,'' after ``section 7457 of this 
title,''.
    (b) Waivers.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
        waive the limitation described in section 7404(d) of such 
        title, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, on the amount of basic pay payable to individuals 
        appointed under section 7401(4) or 7306 of such title for basic 
        pay payable during the period--
                    (A) beginning on November 1, 2010; and
                    (B) ending on the day before the date of the 
                enactment of this Act.
            (2) Form.--The Secretary shall prescribe the form for 
        requesting a waiver under paragraph (1).
            (3) Treatment of waiver.--A decision not to grant a waiver 
        under paragraph (1) shall not be treated as an adverse action 
        and is not subject to further appeal, third-party review, or 
        judicial review.
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