Veterans’ Security and Pay Transparency Act
HB3359, titled the Veterans’ Security and Pay Transparency Act, would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit an annual report to the House and Senate Committees on Veterans’ Affairs detailing compensation paid to Department of Veterans Affairs police officers. The report must break out pay information by VA facility and by specified job categories, including salaries, availability pay, recruitment and retention bonuses, and any other compensation paid to covered personnel.
The bill also defines the covered positions broadly, including police leadership, supervisory police officers, criminal investigators, detectives, police officers, training officers, physical security specialists, security specialist assistants, dispatchers, and certain administrative officers. The first report would be due within six months after enactment, and the bill would add a new section to chapter 9 of title 38, United States Code, along with a conforming table-of-sections amendment.
If enacted, the bill would amend title 38 of the U.S. Code by creating a new reporting requirement for the Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically section 906 in chapter 9. It would not directly change pay rates or benefits, but it would require the VA to collect, organize, and disclose compensation data for police-related positions across its facilities, increasing congressional oversight and transparency around staffing and compensation practices for VA law enforcement personnel.
The available context suggests generally positive, oversight-oriented support for the bill. It was introduced by Representatives Van Orden and Kiggans and referred to the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, then to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, which is consistent with a transparency and accountability measure rather than a controversial policy overhaul. No votes or committee transcript excerpts are available, so there is no recorded opposition or amendment debate in the provided materials.
No specific points of contention are documented in the provided record. Potential areas of interest, based on the bill text, could include the administrative burden of annual reporting, the scope of positions covered, and whether facility-level compensation disclosures could affect internal personnel management or bargaining dynamics. However, the context provided does not show any expressed objections, and no recorded votes or hearing testimony are included.