To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that congressional testimony by Department of Veterans Affairs employees is official duty, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-2981
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2015-07-08
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Department of Veterans Affairs

Evidence and witnesses

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill provides that an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs is performing official duty when testifying in an official capacity in front of either chamber of Congress, a committee of either chamber, or a joint or select committee of Congress.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2981 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 8, 2015 Mr. Huelskamp introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that congressional testimony by Department of Veterans Affairs employees is official duty, and for other purposes.

1. Treatment of congressional testimony by Department of Veterans Affairs employees as official duty (a) In general Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 715. Congressional testimony by employees: treatment as official duty (a) Congressional testimony An employee of the Department is performing official duty during the period with respect to which the employee is testifying in an official capacity in front of either House of Congress, a committee of either House of Congress, or a joint or select committee of Congress. (b) Travel Expenses The Secretary shall provide travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, to any employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs performing official duty described under subsection (a). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 715. Congressional testimony by employees: treatment as official duty. .