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This Act may be cited as the or the Leadership, Engagement, Accountability, and Development Act of 2023 . LEAD Act of 2023 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—Accountability and adverse actions Sec. 101. Establishment of system and standards for accountability and adverse actions. Sec. 102. Establishment of Office of Transparency, Engagement, Accountability, and Management in Veterans Health Administration. Sec. 103.
Department of Veterans Affairs accountability, management, and leadership survey. Sec. 104. Establishment of administrative investigation board and other accountability actions database. Sec. 105. Report on accountability actions of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 106. Report on views of Secretary of Veterans Affairs on need for additional legislative action to improve accountability, due process, and whistleblower protection at Department of Veterans Affairs. TITLE II—Oversight of health care Sec. 201.
Oversight visit requirements for medical facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 202. Establishment of Office of the Medical Inspector of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 203. Inclusion of officials within Office of the Under Secretary for Health. Sec. 204. Mobile temporary health staffing program to ensure access and continuity of care. TITLE III—Whistleblower protections and employee accountability Sec. 301. Strengthening whistleblower protections at Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 302. Report on implementation of provisions of law relating to accountability and whistleblower protections at Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 303. Peer review of investigations by Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 304. Reports on improvements to adherence to recommendations of Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection. Sec. 305. Report on Department of Veterans Affairs actions in response to preliminary observations in Comptroller General of the United States report on Department whistleblower retaliation.
Sec. 306. Modification to responsibilities and authorities of Assistant Secretary for Accountability and Whistleblower Protection. TITLE IV—Improving security, oversight, accountability, and management of Department of Veterans Affairs Sec. 401. Plan to consolidate and centralize security operations of Department of Veterans Affairs to improve management, clarify accountability, and strengthen effectiveness. Sec. 402. Report on enterprise risk management efforts of Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 403. Modification of reporting requirement for Secretary of Veterans Affairs annual report on implementation of recommendations of Comptroller General of the United States pertaining to Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 404. Annual Hatch Act training program at Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 405. Independent study regarding management structures of Department of Veterans Affairs.