US HB5932

Expedites VA employee disciplinary procedures by requiring removal, demotion, or suspension decisions within 15 business days, eliminating performance improvement plan requirements, and limiting appeals to constitutional issues only

Increases criminal penalties for VA employees committing fraud: up to 15 years imprisonment and $500,000 fines for theft of public money/records, up to 10 years and $250,000 for false statements, and up to 20 years for bribery related to veterans' benefits

Strengthens whistleblower protections by requiring the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection to complete retaliation investigations within 60 days and authorizes monetary awards up to $10,000 for disclosures uncovering fraud exceeding $100,000

Mandates VA employees convicted of certain fraud offenses forfeit federal pension and annuity benefits, with courts required to order mandatory restitution

Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to review the disability rating schedule for fraud vulnerabilities within 180 days and implement AI and data analytics tools to identify high-risk claims, modeled after CMS fraud detection systems