Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the . VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. Sec. 3. Removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct. Sec. 4. Reduction of benefits for members of the Senior Executive Service within the Department of Veterans Affairs convicted of certain crimes. Sec. 5. Authority to recoup bonuses or awards paid to employees of Department of Veterans Affairs.

Sec. 6. Authority to recoup relocation expenses paid to or on behalf of employees of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 7. Senior executives: personnel actions based on performance or misconduct. Sec. 8. Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection. Sec. 9. Treatment of whistleblower complaints in Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 10. Appeals reform. Sec. 11. Limitation on awards and bonuses paid to senior executive employees of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 12.

Clarification of emergency hospital care furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain veterans. Sec. 13. Sense of Congress regarding American veterans disabled for life. Sec. 14. Establishment of positions of Directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks in Office of Under Secretary for Health of Department of Veterans Affairs and modification of qualifications for Medical Directors. Sec. 15. Continuing education requirement for employees of Department of Veterans Affairs authorized to prescribe medication.

Sec. 16. Review of whistleblower complaints. Sec. 17. Identification of matters relating to part-time employment of members of the Armed Forces who are physicians. Sec. 18. Recruitment of physicians in Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 19. Authority to disclose certain medical records of veterans who receive non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care. Sec. 20. Survey of veteran experiences with Department of Veterans Affairs medical care. Sec. 21. Annual report on performance of regional offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Sec. 22. Extension of authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of medical disability examinations by contract physicians. Sec. 23. Provision of status under law by honoring certain members of the reserve components as veterans. Sec. 24. Provision of rehabilitative equipment and human-powered vehicles to certain disabled veterans. Sec. 25. Appointment of licensed hearing aid specialists in Veterans Health Administration.