Chapter 5, Subchapter I, Section 516, Subsection (e) · 38 U.S.C. Chapter 5 — AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY

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(e)

(1)

(A)Not later than 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report summarizing the employment discrimination complaints filed against the individuals referred to in paragraph (2) during such quarter.

(B)Subparagraph (A) shall apply in the case of complaints filed against individuals on the basis of such individuals’ personal conduct and shall not apply in the case of complaints filed solely on the basis of such individuals’ positions as officials of the Department.

(2)Paragraph (1) applies to the following officers and employees of the Department:

(A)The Secretary.

(B)The Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

(C)The Under Secretary for Health and the Under Secretary for Benefits.

(D)Each Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs and each Deputy Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

(E)The Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs.

(F)The General Counsel of the Department.

(G)The Chairman of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals.

(H)The Chairman of the Board of Contract Appeals of the Department.

(I)The director and the chief of staff of each medical center of the Department.

(J)The director of each Veterans Integrated Services Network.

(K)The director of each regional office of the Department.

(L)Each program director of the Central Office of the Department.

(3)Each report under this subsection—

(A)may not disclose information which identifies the individuals filing, or the individuals who are the subject of, the complaints concerned or the facilities at which the discrimination identified in such complaints is alleged to have occurred;

(B)shall summarize such complaints by type and by equal employment opportunity field office area in which filed; and

(C)shall include copies of such complaints, with the information described in subparagraph (A) redacted.

(4)Not later than April 1 each year, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the committees referred to in paragraph (1)(A) a report on the complaints covered by paragraph (1) during the preceding year, including the number of such complaints filed during that year and the status and resolution of the investigation of such complaints.

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appropriate committees of Congress
means—
appropriate congressional committees
means—
Committee
means the Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States established under subsection (a).
covered conference
means a conference, meeting, or other similar forum that is sponsored or co-sponsored by the Department and is—
covered field office or facility
means a Department office or facility outside the Central Office that is the permanent duty station for 25 or more employees or that is a free-standing outpatient clinic.
covered property
means a facility, structure, or real property of the Department or a major portion (such as a wing or floor) of any such facility, structure, or real property.
covered veteran
means a veteran residing in an area specified in subsection (c)(2)(A).
detailed plan and justification
means, with respect to an administrative reorganization, a written report that, at a minimum, includes the following:
Indian tribe
has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
minority group member
means an individual who is—
Native American veteran
has the meaning given such term in section 3765 of this title.
Native Hawaiian organization
means any organization that—
non-Department individual
means any individual present at a facility of the Department who is not an employee or contractor of the Department.
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
means the Office of Hawaiian Affairs established by the constitution of the State of Hawaii.
sexual harassment
means unsolicited verbal or physical contact of a sexual nature which is threatening in character.
special-disabilities programs
includes all programs administered by the Secretary for—
tribal organization
has the meaning given such term in section 3765 of this title.
urban Indian organization
has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603).
veterans service organization serving covered veterans
means any organization that—