Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide in-person quarterly briefings to the congressional veterans and appropriations committees about the VA budget and any funding shortfalls for three years after enactment, including plans to address shortfalls. Changes federal pay rules by amending 38 U.S.C. 706(d) to limit when critical skill incentives may be paid to Senior Executive Service (SES) or comparable senior VA employees, set rules for partial‑office work and proportional incentives, require annual reporting to Congress on those incentives, and define key terms used in the new rules.