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Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits

Part I · Chapter 7 — Employees

§ 727. Reassignment of senior executives

Statutory text

(a)

Approval of Reassignments.—

No individual employed in a senior executive position at the Department may be reassigned to another such position at the Department unless such reassignment is approved in writing and signed by the Secretary.

(b)

Semiannual Reports Required.—

(1)

Not later than June 30 and December 31 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the reassignment of individuals employed in senior executive positions at the Department to other such positions at the Department during the period covered by the report.

(2)

Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall describe the purpose of each reassignment and the costs associated with such reassignment.

(3)

For purposes of paragraph (2), costs associated with a reassignment may only include the following:

(A)

A salary increase.

(B)

Temporary travel expenses for the individual or the family of the individual.

(C)

Moving expenses.

(D)

A paid incentive.

(c)

Senior Executive Position Defined.—

In this section, the term “senior executive position” has the meaning given such term in section 713(d) of this title.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Department of Veterans Affairs Senior Executive Accountability Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–188 § 2(a) · 132 Stat. 1490

    Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 727

    (Added Pub. L. 115–188, § 2(a), June 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 1490.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Added Pub. L. 115–188, § 2(a), June 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 1490.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) In General.— Subchapter I of chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 727. Reassignment of senior executives “(a) Approval of Reassignments.— No individual employed in a senior executive position at the Department may be reassigned to another such position at the Department unless such reassignment is approved in writing and signed by the Secretary. “(b) Semiannual Reports Required.— (1) Not later than June 30 and December 31 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the reassignment of individuals employed in senior executive positions at the Department to other such positions at the Department during the period covered by the report. “(2) Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall describe the purpose of each reassignment and the costs associated with such reassignment. “(3) For purposes of paragraph (2), costs associated with a reassignment may only include the following: “(A) A salary increase. “(B) Temporary travel expenses for the individual or the family of the individual. “(C) Moving expenses. “(D) A paid incentive. “(c) Senior Executive Position Defined.— In this section, the term ‘senior executive position’ has the meaning given such term in section 713(d) of this title.” .

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Added Pub. L. 115–188, § 2(a), , 132 Stat. 1490.)

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