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38 U.S.C. § 741 — Executive Management Fellowship Program
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**(a) Fellowship Program.—** There is in the Department an Executive Management Fellowship Program. The purpose of the program shall be to provide—
(1) eligible employees of the Veterans Benefits Administration and the Veterans Health Administration with training and experience in the private sector; and
(2) eligible employees of a private-sector entity with training and experience in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
**(b) Fellowship.—**
(1) A fellowship provided under this section is a 1-year fellowship during which—
(A) with respect to a Department participant, the participant receives training and experience at a private-sector entity that is engaged in the administration and delivery of health care or other services similar to the benefits administered by the Secretary; and
(B) with respect to a private-sector participant, the participant receives training and experience at the Veterans Benefits Administration or the Veterans Health Administration.
(2) The Secretary shall enter into such agreements with private-sector entities as are necessary to carry out this section.
**(c) Selection of Recipients.—**
(1) In August of each year, the Secretary shall select—
(A) not fewer than 18 and not more than 30 eligible employees of the Veterans Benefits Administration and the Veterans Health Administration to receive a fellowship under this section; and
(B) not fewer than 18 and not more than 30 eligible employees of private-sector entities to receive a fellowship under this section.
(2) To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall select eligible employees under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) from among eligible employees who are veterans in a manner that is reflective of the demographics of the veteran population of the United States and
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**(a) Fellowship Program.—** There is in the Department an Executive Management Fellowship Program. The purpose of the program shall be to provide—
(1) eligible employees of the Veterans Benefits Administration and the Veterans Health Administration with training and experience in the private sector; and
(2) eligible employees of a private-sector entity with training and experience in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
**(b) Fellowship.—**
(1) A fellowship provided under this section is a 1-year fellowship during which—
(A) with respect to a Department participant, the participant receives training and experience at a private-sector entity that is engaged in the administration and delivery of health care or other services similar to the benefits administered by the Secretary; and
(B) with respect to a private-sector participant, the participant receives training and experience at the Veterans Benefits Administration or the Veterans Health Administration.
(2) The Secretary shall enter into such agreements with private-sector entities as are necessary to carry out this section.
**(c) Selection of Recipients.—**
(1) In August of each year, the Secretary shall select—
(A) not fewer than 18 and not more than 30 eligible employees of the Veterans Benefits Administration and the Veterans Health Administration to receive a fellowship under this section; and
(B) not fewer than 18 and not more than 30 eligible employees of private-sector entities to receive a fellowship under this section.
(2) To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall select eligible employees under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) from among eligible employees who are veterans in a manner that is reflective of the demographics of the veteran population of the United States and that whenever practicable provides a preference to such employees who represent or service rural areas.
**(d) Eligible Employees.—** For the purposes of this section, an eligible employee is—
(1) with respect to an employee of the Veterans Benefits Administration or the Veterans Health Administration, an employee who—
(A) is compensated at a rate of basic pay not less than the minimum rate of basic pay payable for grade GS–14 of the General Schedule and not more than either the minimum rate of basic pay payable to a member of the Senior Executive Service under [section 5382 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5382&num=0&edition=prelim) or the minimum rate of basic pay payable pursuant to chapter 74 of this title, as the case may be;
(B) enters into an agreement with the Secretary under subsection (e); and
(C) submits to the Secretary an application containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require; and
(2) with respect to an employee of a private-sector entity, an employee who—
(A) is employed in a position whose duties and responsibilities are commensurate with an employee of the Department described in paragraph (1);
(B) enters into an agreement with the Secretary under subsection (e); and
(C) submits to the Secretary an application containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require.
**(e) Agreements.—**
(1) An agreement between the Secretary and a Department participant shall be in writing, shall be signed by the participant, and shall include the following provisions:
(A) The Secretary’s agreement to provide the participant with a fellowship under this section;
(B) The participant’s agreement—
(i) to accept the fellowship;
(ii) after completion of the fellowship, to serve as a full-time employee in the Veterans Benefits Administration or the Veterans Health Administration for at least 2 years as specified in the agreement; and
(iii) that, during the 2-year period beginning on the last day of the fellowship, the participant will not accept employment in the same industry as the industry of the private-sector entity at which the participant accepts the fellowship.
(C) A provision that any financial obligation of the United States arising out of an agreement entered into under this subchapter, and any obligation of the participant which is conditioned on such agreement, is contingent upon funds being appropriated.
(D) A statement of the damages to which the United States is entitled under this subchapter for the participant’s breach of the agreement.
(E) Such other terms as the Secretary determines are required to be included in the agreement.
(2) An agreement between the Secretary and a private-sector participant shall be in writing, shall be signed by the participant, and shall include the following provisions:
(A) The Secretary’s agreement to provide the participant with a fellowship under this section.
(B) The participant’s agreement to accept the fellowship.
(C) Such other terms as the Secretary determines are required to be included in the agreement.
**(f) Treatment of Recipients.—**
(1) A Department participant shall be considered an employee of the Department for all purposes, including for purposes of receiving a salary and benefits, and shall remain eligible for all promotion and incentive programs otherwise available to such an employee.
(2) A private-sector participant shall be considered an employee of the private-sector entity that employs the participant for all purposes, including for purposes of receiving a salary and benefits, and during the fellowship shall be treated as a contractor of the Department.
**(g) Reports.—**
(1) Not later than 60 days after completing a fellowship under this section, a recipient of the fellowship shall submit to the Secretary a report on the fellowship.
(2) Each such report shall describe the duties of the recipient during the fellowship and any recommendations of the recipient for the application by the Secretary of industry processes, technologies, and best practices.
(3) Not later than 7 days after receiving each such report, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives such report without change.
**(h) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) The term “Department participant” means an employee of the Veterans Benefits Administration or the Veterans Health Administration who is participating in the fellowship under this section.
(2) The term “private-sector entity” includes an entity operating under a public-private partnership.
(3) The term “private-sector participant” means an employee of a private-sector entity who is participating in the fellowship under this section.
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**(a)** Subject to regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management, there shall be established a range of rates of basic pay for the Senior Executive Service, and each senior executive shall be paid at one of the rates within the range, based on individual performance, contribution to the agency’s performance, or both, as determined under a rigorous performance management system. The lowest rate of the range shall not be less than the minimum rate of basic pay payable under section 5376, and the highest rate, for any position under this system or an equivalent system as determined by the President’s Pay Agent designated under section 5304(d), shall not exceed the rate for level III of the Executive Schedule. The payment of the rates shall not be subject to the pay limitation of section 5306(e) or 5373.
**(b)** Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), the applicable maximum shall be level II of the Executive Schedule for any agency that is certified under section 5307 as having a performance appraisal system which, as designed and applied, makes meaningful distinctions based on relative performance.
**(c)** No employee may suffer a reduction in pay by reason of transfer from an agency with an applicable maximum rate of pay prescribed under subsection (b) to an agency with an applicable maximum rate of pay prescribed under subsection (a).
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**(a)**
(1) The General Schedule, the symbol for which is “GS”, is the basic pay schedule for positions to which this subchapter applies. Each employee to whom this subchapter applies is entitled to basic pay in accordance with the General Schedule.
(2) The General Schedule is a schedule of annual rates of basic pay, consisting of 15 grades, designated “GS–1” through “GS–15”, consecutively, with 10 rates of pay for each such grade. The rates of pay of the General Schedule are adjusted in accordance with section 5303.
**(b)** When payment is made on the basis of an hourly, daily, weekly, or biweekly rate, the rate is computed from the appropriate annual rate of basic pay named by subsection (a) of this section in accordance with the rules prescribed by [section 5504(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5504/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
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United States Government life insurance shall be issued against death or total permanent disability in any multiple of $500 and not less than $1,000 or more than $10,000. No person may carry a combined amount of National Service Life Insurance and United States Government life insurance in excess of $10,000 at any one time. The limitations of this section shall not apply to the additional paid up insurance the purchase of which is authorized under [section 1907 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1907&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
[§§ 734 to 736
training regarding whistleblower disclosures, in-
cluding—
(1) an explanation of each method estab-
lished by law in which an employee may file a
whistleblower disclosure;
(2) the right of the employee to petition Con-
gress regarding a whistleblower disclosure in
accordance with section 7211 of title 5;
(3) an explanation that the employee may
not be prosecuted or reprised against for dis-
closing information to Congress, the Inspector
General, or another investigatory agency in
instances where such disclosure is permitted
by law, including under sections 5701, 5705, and
7732 of this title, under section 552a of title 5
(commonly referred to as the Privacy Act),
under chapter 93 of title 18, and pursuant to
regulations promulgated under section 264(c)
of the Health Insurance Portability and Ac-
countability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–191);
(4) an explanation of the language that is re-
quired to be included in all nondisclosure poli-
cies, forms, and agreements pursuant to sec-
tion 115(a)(1) of the Whistleblower Protection
Enhancement Act of 2012 (5 U.S.C. 2302 note);
and
(5) the right of contractors to be protected
from reprisal for the disclosure of certain in-
formation under section 4705 or 4712 of title 41.
(b) MANNER TRAINING IS PROVIDED.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure, to the maximum extent
practicable, that training provided under sub-
section (a) is provided in person.
(c) CERTIFICATION.—Not less frequently than
once every two years, the Secretary shall pro-
vide training on merit system protection in a
manner that the Special Counsel certifies as
being satisfactory.
(d) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall publish
on the Internet website of the Department, and
display prominently at eac
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