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VA Bonus and Relocation Recovery Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup amounts of awards, bonuses, and relocation expenses paid to former employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs under certain conditions.
Summary
This Act authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recover awards, bonuses, and relocation expenses paid to former Department of Veterans Affairs employees when the Director upholds an order for recoupment. If a former employee does not repay the amount within 180 days after the Director's final decision, the Secretary may collect the debt using standard federal debt collection procedures. The Act applies to both performance awards and bonuses, as well as relocation expenses. The Secretary is prohibited from waiving the recovery of such amounts under existing provisions.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
1 cosponsor
Actions (3)
- Mar 2, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. · house
- Feb 2, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Feb 2, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 2, 2026
Mr. Self (for himself and Mr. Ciscomani) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup amounts of awards, bonuses, and relocation expenses paid to former employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs under certain conditions.
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 “VA Bonus and Relocation Recovery Act”.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO RECOUP AWARDS, BONUSES, AND RELOCATION EXPENSES PAID TO FORMER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
(a) Awards and Bonuses.—Section 721 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting “, or a former employee of the Department,” after “an employee of the Department”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(c) Authority To Collect From Former Employees.—(1) If the Director upholds an order of the Secretary under subsection (a) with respect to an individual who is a former employee of the Department, and such individual does not repay the amount of the award or bonus subject to the order within 180 days after the date of the final decision of the Director under subsection (b) with respect to the order, the Secretary may recover such amount from the former employee in the same manner as any other debt due to the United States.
“(2) Nothing in this subsection may be construed to permit the Secretary to waive the recovery of such amount under section 5302 of this title.”.
(b) Relocation Expenses.—Section 723 of such title is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting “, or a former employee of the Department,” after “an employee of the Department”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(c) Authority To Collect From Former Employees.—(1) If the Director upholds an order of the Secretary under subsection (a) with respect to an individual who is a former employee of the Department, and such individual does not repay the amount of the award or bonus subject to the order within 180 days after the date of the final decision of the Director under subsection (b) with respect to the order, the Secretary may recover such amount from the former employee in the same manner as any other debt due to the United States.
“(2) Nothing in this subsection may be construed to permit the Secretary to waive the recovery of such amount under section 5302 of this title.”. <all>
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