Sec. 20008. waiver of pay caps for employees of department of veterans affairs during public health emergencies

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## Sec. 20008 waiver of pay caps for employees of department of veterans affairs during public health emergencies ###

(a)In General Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may waive any limitation on pay for an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs during a public health emergency for work done in support of response to the emergency. ###

(b)Reporting ####

(1)In general For each month that the Secretary waives a limitation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the waiver. ####

(2)Contents Each report submitted under paragraph

(1)for a waiver or waivers in a month shall include the following: #####

(A)Where the waiver or waivers were used, including in which component of the Department and, as the case may be, which medical center of the Department. #####

(B)For how many employees the waiver or waivers were used, disaggregated by component of the Department and, if applicable, medical center of the Department. #####

(C)The average amount by which each payment exceeded the waived pay limitation that was waived, disaggregated by component of the Department and, if applicable, medical center of the Department. ###

(c)Employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs Defined In this section, the term “employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs” includes any employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs, regardless of the authority under which the employee was hired.