H.R. 1256

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1256 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 795 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1256 [Report No. 118-946] To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws relating to the appointment of the Under Secretary of Health and Assistant Under Secretaries of Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 28, 2023 Mr. Mrvan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs December 24, 2024 Additional sponsor: Mr. Murphy December 24, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 28, 2023] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws relating to the appointment of the Under Secretary of Health and Assistant Under Secretaries of Health 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 ``Veterans Health Administration Leadership Transformation Act''. SEC. 2. OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR HEALTH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) Term of Under Secretary.--Section 305(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``An individual appointed to serve as the Under Secretary of Health shall be appointed for a term of five years.''. (b) Elimination of Certain Requirements for Assistant Under Secretaries.--Section 7306 of such title is amended-- (1) by striking subsection (b); (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (g) as subsections (b) through (f), respectively; and (3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)''. Union Calendar No. 795 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1256 [Report No. 118-946] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws relating to the appointment of the Under Secretary of Health and Assistant Under Secretaries of Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ December 24, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed