US HB3185

Requires the VA Secretary to submit annual performance plans for political appointees to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees within 30 days of completion

Mandates that personnel investigations of VA employees continue to completion even if the employee resigns, retires, transfers, or otherwise separates from the Department

Requires a permanent notation in the official personnel record file of any VA employee found to have an adverse finding from a completed investigation, with the notation added within 40 days of investigation completion

Provides employees at least 30 days to respond to adverse findings with written documentation before notation is made, plus the right to appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board or a Disciplinary Appeals Board

Covers investigations by the Inspector General, Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection, Office of Special Counsel, EEOC, and internal VA investigations that commenced within 60 days of the employee's separation