Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Veterans Administration Bonus Elimination Act of 2016”.
Veterans Administration Bonus Elimination Act of 2016
A BILL
To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to preclude certain senior employees of the Veterans Health Administration from receiving bonuses when any employee of such Administration has not met certain wait-time goals.
Sec. 2 Prohibition on bonuses for certain senior employees of the Veterans Health Administration when wait-time goals are not met
In general— Section 705 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (38 U.S.C. 703 note) is amended—
by striking “In each of” and inserting the following:
“(a) Cap on bonuses—In each of”
by adding at the end the following:
“(b) Prohibition on bonuses under certain circumstances—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that no awards or bonuses described in subsection (a) are paid to an employee of the Veterans Health Administration in a senior executive position (as defined in section 713(g) of title 38, United States Code) at a time when any employee of such Administration has failed to satisfy a request for an appointment for hospital care or medical services from the Department within the wait-time goals of the Veterans Health Administration (as defined in section 101(s)) for such request or within the timeline specified by the individual making such request, whichever is later.”
Clarification of interaction with existing law— Section 205(a) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking “are not used as factors” and inserting “are not, except as provided by section 705(b), used as factors”.