HR 1703 · 105th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Department of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and Adjudication Act

Introduced 1997-05-22· Sponsored by Rep. Everett, Terry [R-AL-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.(1997-10-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Department of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Prevention Act - Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office of Employment Discrimination Complaints Resolution headed by a Director who shall be solely responsible for resolving complaints of unlawful employment discrimination (UED) within the Department. Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to employ within such Office such administrative law judges (ALJs) and other personnel as necessary. Directs the Secretary to include in Department budget information submitted annually to the Congress specified information on the Office budget and activities. Requires the Director to prescribe: (1) standards of timeliness for the resolution of UED complaints; (2) Office employee qualification and training requirements; (3) requirements for recordkeeping pertaining to counseling and investigations conducted by Office employees; and (4) standards for conduct of UED investigations. Requires such standards to be consistent with those prescribed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, while allowing the Director to shorten the time period for the resolution of complaints. Provides for informal UED complaint reso…

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H.R. 1703, Department of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and Adjudication Act

Sep 30, 1997

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on September 30, 1997

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Cosponsors (15)

10 Democrats5 Republicans