VA RAISES Act

Bill: 116-hr-6528
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39]
Introduced: 2020-04-17
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs

Federal officials

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-04-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>VA Recruitment Assistance to Improve Senior Executive Service Act or the VA RAISES Act</b></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6528 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Recruitment Assistance to Improve Senior Executive Service Act or the VA RAISES Act . 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.