H.R. 693 · 118th Congress
VACANT Act
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VA medical Center Absence and Notification Timeline Act or the VACANT Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 31, 2023
VA medical Center Absence and Notification Timeline Act or the VACANT Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to comply with certain notification and staffing requirements when a VA medical center director is on detail.
Not later than 90 days after detailing a director of a VA medical center to a different position within the VA, the VA must notify Congress with specified information about the detail (e.g., the location of the detail). Additionally, the VA must appoint an individual as acting director not later than 120 days after detailing a director to a different position.
The VA must regularly update Congress regarding the status of the detail.
Generally, not later than 180 days after detailing a director to a different position, the VA must return the individual to the position as director or reassign the individual from the position and begin the process of hiring a new director. This requirement may be waived for a limited amount of time, but the VA must submit to Congress a justification for the waiver.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: VACANT Act
Also known as: VA medical Center Absence and Notification Timeline Act
Latest action (Apr 18, 2023): Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 31, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.