To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to complete a study and report on retention practices with respect to non-clinical personnel at health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10840 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10840

 To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to complete a 
 study and report on retention practices with respect to non-clinical 
   personnel at health care facilities of the Department of Veterans 
                                Affairs.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 19, 2026

Mr. Bilirakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL

 
 To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to complete a 
 study and report on retention practices with respect to non-clinical 
   personnel at health care facilities of the Department of Veterans 
                                Affairs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY AND REPORT ON RETENTION PRACTICES 
              WITH RESPECT TO NON-CLINICAL PERSONNEL AT HEALTH CARE 
              FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Study and Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate a report containing the results of a 
study on retention practices with respect to non-clinical personnel at 
health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
    (b) Matters Included.--The report under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) include a comparison of health care facilities of the 
        Department that have differing retention outcomes with respect 
        to non-clinical personnel, including with respect to--
                    (A) facility size;
                    (B) geographic location;
                    (C) staffing levels;
                    (D) compensation;
                    (E) benefits;
                    (F) working conditions;
                    (G) workload;
                    (H) opportunities for professional development and 
                advancement; and
                    (I) recruitment practices;
            (2) identify practices used by the Secretary of Veterans 
        Affairs at health care facilities with higher retention rates 
        for non-clinical personnel as compared to other such 
        facilities; and
            (3) include an analysis of the results of an anonymous 
        survey of non-clinical personnel, including non-clinical 
        personnel in the process of transitioning out of employment 
        with the Department, conducted by the Comptroller General with 
        respect to retention practices.
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