PAVE Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5525
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
Introduced: 2019-12-19
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs

Federal officials

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Hospital care

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2020-01-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-12-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Providing Accountability for Veterans Affairs Executives Act of 2019 or the PAVE Act of 2019</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and other specified officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), as a condition of office and employment, and for the duration of their terms, to receive hospital care and nonemergency medical services solely from the VA.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5525 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2019 Mr. Rice of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38 and title 5, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and other officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs to receive health care from the Department, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Accountability for Veterans Affairs Executives Act of 2019 or PAVE Act of 2019 . 2. Health care for officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Section 1710 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3)— (A) by inserting (A) before In ; (B) by inserting or in the case of an official of the Department listed in subparagraph (B), before the Secretary ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) As a condition of office and employment, and for the duration of such term of office or employment, each of the following officials of the Department may not receive any hospital care or medical services (other than emergency medical services) except under this section: (i) The Secretary. (ii) The Deputy Secretary. (iii) The Under Secretary for Health. (iv) The Under Secretary for Benefits. (v) The Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs. (vi) Each Assistant Secretary, including— (I) the Assistant Secretary for Management; (II) the Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration; (III) the Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs; and (IV) the Assistant Secretary for Operations, Security, and Preparedness. (vii) Each Deputy Assistant Secretary. (viii) The Chief Financial Officer. (ix) The Chief Information Officer. (x) The General Counsel. (xi) The Inspector General. (xii) The Director of Construction and Facilities Management. (xiii) The Chief of Staff. (xiv) The Chairman of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals. (xv) The Vice Chairman of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals. ; (2) in subsection (f), by inserting or official of the Department after veteran each place it appears; and (3) in subsection (g), by inserting or official of the Department after veteran each place it appears. (b) Conforming amendments (1) Title 38 Section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (A) by inserting and officials of the Department after veterans ; and (B) in paragraph (8) by inserting and officials of the Department after veterans . (2) Title 5 Section 8901(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended in the matter following subparagraph (J)— (A) by striking or at the end of clause (iii); (B) by adding or after the semicolon at the end of clause (iv); and (C) by adding at the end the following new clause: (v) an official of the Department of Veterans Affairs listed in section 1710(a)(3)(B) of title 38; .