Bill Summary
This bill, called the "VA Hospitals Establishing Leadership Performance Act," aims to establish qualifications and standardized performance metrics for all human resources positions within the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs must establish these qualifications within 180 days and submit a report to Congress. The Comptroller General of the United States will also submit a report assessing the implementation and quality of these qualifications. No additional funds will be authorized for this purpose, and the requirements will be carried out using existing funds.
Possible Impacts
1. This legislation could affect people working in human resources positions within the Veterans Health Administration, as they would now have standardized qualifications and performance metrics to meet in order to keep their positions.
2. This legislation could affect job seekers who are interested in working in human resources positions within the Veterans Health Administration, as they would now have to meet certain qualifications and performance metrics in order to be considered for employment.
3. This legislation could affect the quality of human resources services within the Veterans Health Administration, as the established qualifications and performance metrics could potentially improve the overall effectiveness and efficiency of these positions.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4949 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4949
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish qualifications
for the human resources positions within the Veterans Health
Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 31, 2019
Mr. Bost (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Rutherford,
Mr. Meadows, Mr. Calvert, and Ms. Stefanik) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish qualifications
for the human resources positions within the Veterans Health
Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``VA Hospitals Establishing Leadership
Performance Act''.
SEC. 2. QUALIFICATIONS FOR HUMAN RESOURCES POSITIONS WITHIN THE
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Establishment of Qualifications.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall--
(1) establish qualifications for each human resources
position within the Veterans Health Administration of the
Department of Veterans Affairs;
(2) establish standardized performance metrics for each
such position; and
(3) submit to Congress a report containing the
qualifications and standardized performance metrics established
under paragraphs (1) and (2).
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the establishment of the
qualifications and performance metrics under subsection (a), the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate a report containing--
(1) a description of the implementation of such
qualifications and performance metrics; and
(2) an assessment of the quality of such qualifications and
performance metrics.
SEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
the requirements of this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out
using amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated.
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