SEA Act of 2018

Department of Veterans Affairs Senior Executive Accountability Act of 2018 or the SEA Act of 2018

(Sec. 2) This bill prohibits an individual employed in a senior executive position at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from being reassigned to another such VA position unless the reassignment is approved in writing and signed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

The VA shall report to Congress on such reassignments biannually.

[115th Congress Public Law 188]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 115-188
115th Congress

                                 An Act


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for requirements 
 relating to the reassignment of Department of Veterans Affairs senior 
      executive employees. <<NOTE: June 21, 2018 -  [H.R. 2772]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Department of 
Veterans Affairs Senior Executive Accountability Act of 2018. 38 USC 101 
note.>> 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs Senior 
Executive Accountability Act of 2018'' or the ``SEA Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. SEMIANNUAL REPORTS ON REASSIGNMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                    VETERANS AFFAIRS SENIOR EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES.

    (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:
``Sec.  <<NOTE: 38 USC 727.>> 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.''.

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    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is <<NOTE: 38 USC 701 prec.>>  amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 725 the following new item:

``727. Reassignment of senior executives.''.

    Approved June 21, 2018.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2772:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 115-248 (Comm. on Veterans' Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                                        Vol. 163 (2017):
                                    July 28, considered and passed 
                                        House.
                                                        Vol. 164 (2018):
                                    May 16, considered and passed 
                                        Senate, amended.
                                    June 7, House concurred in Senate 
                                        amendment.

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