Protecting VA Employees Act
H.R. 932119th Congress

Protecting VA Employees Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)24 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Feb 4, 2025

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting VA Employees Act.

(1) Title 38

Section 714 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(A) by striking subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (g);

(B) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (h) as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively;

(C) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, by striking under subsection (a) each place it appears; and

(D) in subsection (c), as so redesignated—

(i) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); and

(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.

(2) Title 5

Section 4303(f) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—

(A) in paragraph (2), by striking the comma at the end and inserting, or;

(B) in paragraph (3), by striking, or and inserting a period; and

(C) by striking paragraph (4).

(b) Conforming amendments

Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in section 719, by striking under section 713, 714, or 7461 of this title each place it appears and inserting under section 713 or 7461 of this title;

(2) in section 714, as amended by subsection (a), by striking the section heading and inserting Protections for whistleblowers from removal, demotion, and suspension;

(3) by redesignating section 714 as section 734;

(4) by transferring section 734, as so redesignated, so as to appear after section 733; and

(5) in the table of sections—

(A) by striking the item relating to section 714; and

(B) by inserting after the item relating to section 733 the following new item:

Section 3. Restoration of certain disciplinary and grievance procedures for personnel of the Veterans Health Administration

The following provisions of title 38, United States Code, are each amended to read as such provisions read on the day before the date of the enactment of the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–41):

(1) Section 7461(b).

(2) Section 7462(b).

(3) Section 7463(c).

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