Veterans’ Security and Pay Transparency Act

Veterans’ Security and Pay Transparency Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to annually report to Congress on compensation paid to VA police officers.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3359 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3359

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to report annually on compensation for police officers 
                 of the Department of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 13, 2025

  Mr. Mrvan (for himself and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to report annually on compensation for police officers 
                 of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

    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' Security and Pay 
Transparency Act''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT ON COMPENSATION FOR POLICE OFFICERS OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Establishment.--Chapter 9 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 906. Annual report on compensation for Department police 
              officers
    ``(a) Requirement.--Not less than once each calendar year, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a report on compensation paid to 
Department police officers. Each such report shall include the 
following elements, disaggregated by facility of the Department and 
positions described in subsection (b):
            ``(1) Salaries.
            ``(2) Availability pay under section 5545a of title 5.
            ``(3) Bonuses to recruit or retain Department police 
        officers.
            ``(4) Any other compensation paid to a Department police 
        officer.
    ``(b) Positions.--A position described in this subsection is a 
position in the following series (or successor classifications) of the 
General Schedule:
            ``(1) Chief of Police (GS-0080).
            ``(2) Deputy Chief of Police (GS-0080).
            ``(3) Supervisory Police Officer (GS-0083).
            ``(4) Criminal Investigator (GS-1811).
            ``(5) Police Detective (GS-0083).
            ``(6) Police Officer (GS-0083).
            ``(7) Training Officer (GS-0083).
            ``(8) Physical Security Specialist (GS-0080).
            ``(9) Security Specialist Assistant (GS-0086).
            ``(10) Dispatcher (GS-0086).
            ``(11) Administrative Officer (GS-0303 or GS-0341).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``906. Annual report on compensation for Department police officers.''.
    (c) Implementation.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
the first report under section 906 of such title, as added by this 
section, not later than six months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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