Summary

Removes the separate, VA-only procedures for removing, demoting, and suspending certain VA employees and instead makes those employees subject to the general federal civil-service disciplinary rules. It also restores three Veterans Health Administration (VHA) disciplinary and grievance subsections to the wording they had before the 2017 VA accountability and whistleblower changes. No new funding or implementation deadlines are specified. The changes alter which disciplinary rules apply to affected VA staff and reinstate earlier VHA grievance/discipline language, which may affect employee appeals, management authority, and internal grievance processes.

• Eliminates VA‑only removal/demotion/suspension procedures and subjects affected VA employees to general federal civil‑service discipline rules.
• Redesignates and reorganizes statutory text and cross‑references to place affected provisions under the general personnel framework.
• Restores three Veterans Health Administration disciplinary/grievance subsections to their wording from before the 2017 accountability changes.
• Makes no new appropriations and does not create new deadlines or funding requirements.
• Changes may alter how quickly and under what rules VA managers can discipline staff and how employees can appeal.
• The measure affects statutory language and references across multiple personnel provisions but is narrowly focused on disciplinary and grievance procedures.
• Potential for litigation or administrative challenges if parties dispute which disciplinary framework applies during transition.
• Aims to increase consistency between VA personnel procedures and the broader federal civil‑service system.