Public Law 115-238 | Public Law 115–238: To amend title 5, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration.

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PUBLIC LAW 115–238—SEPT. 7, 2018

132 STAT. 2450

Public Law

115–238

115th Congress

An Act

To amend title 5, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration.

Sept. 7, 2018

[S. 899]

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

Veterans Providing Healthcare Transition Improvement Act.

SECTION 1.

SHORT
5 USC 101 note.
TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “

Veterans Providing Healthcare Transition Improvement Act

”.

SEC. 2.

DISABLED VETERAN LEAVE FOR HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS IN VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.

(a)

In General.—

Section 6329(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code,

is amended

to read as follows:

“(1)

Definition.

the term ‘

employee

’ has the meaning given such term in section 2105, and includes—

“(A)

an officer or employee of the United States Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission; and

“(B)

notwithstanding subsection (a) of section 7421 of title 38, an individual occupying a position listed in subsection (b) of such section;”

(b)

5 USC 6329 note.

Applicability.—

With respect to a position listed in section 7421(b) of title 38, United States Code, the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any individual appointed to such a position on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Approved September 7, 2018.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 899 (H.R. 2648):

HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 115–825, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Oversight and Government Reform) accompanying H.R. 2648.

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 164 (2018):

Mar. 20, considered and passed Senate.

July 16, considered and passed House, amended.

Aug. 22, Senate concurred in House amendments.

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