LEAD VA Act

2/8/2022, 11:17 PM

Leadership Evaluation At Department of Veterans Affairs Act or the LEAD VA Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a pilot program under which officers of the Armed Forces in the grade of O-6 are assigned to serve for three years as directors of VA medical centers.

Congress
116

Number
HR - 5732

Introduced on
2020-01-30

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

1/30/2020

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Leadership Evaluation At Department of Veterans Affairs Act or the LEAD VA Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a pilot program under which officers of the Armed Forces in the grade of O-6 are assigned to serve for three years as directors of VA medical centers.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to study the feasibility of establishing a pilot program to assign certain officers of the Armed Forces to serve as directors of medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Policy Areas
Armed Forces and National Security

Potential Impact
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management•
Government studies and investigations•
Health facilities and institutions•
Military personnel and dependents•
Veterans' medical care

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary6/30/2020

Leadership Evaluation At Department of Veterans Affairs Act or the LEAD VA Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly conduct a study to determine the feasibility of estab...


Latest Action2/7/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.