US HB472

Allows the VA Secretary to remove, demote, or suspend supervisors and management officials based on "substantial evidence" of performance problems or misconduct, with a 15-business-day deadline for the entire notice, response, and decision process

Requires disciplinary decisions to be based on two factors only for supervisors: the nature/seriousness of the offense and the employee's job level/position prominence, bypassing standard performance improvement plans

Eliminates Merit Systems Protection Board appeals for covered employees, replacing them with an internal grievance process that must conclude within 21 days, with only limited judicial review available

Prohibits courts and administrative judges from reviewing or mitigating the penalty imposed, except on constitutional grounds

Applies retroactively to misconduct occurring since the 2017 VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act (Public Law 115-41), and supersedes any conflicting collective bargaining agreements