H.R. 10840: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to complete a study and report on retention practices with respect to non-clinical personnel at health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

This bill would require the Comptroller General of the United States, who leads the Government Accountability Office, to study how well the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) keeps non-clinical workers at VA health care facilities and then report the findings to Congress within one year.

What the study would look at

The report would compare VA health care facilities that have better or worse retention of non-clinical staff. It would examine factors such as:

• facility size
• geographic location
• staffing levels
• pay
• benefits
• working conditions
• workload
• opportunities for training, professional growth, and promotion
• recruitment practices

What else the report must include

The Comptroller General would also have to identify practices used by VA facilities that retain more non-clinical staff than others. In addition, the report would need to include results from an anonymous survey of non-clinical personnel, including workers who are in the process of leaving VA employment, about retention practices.

What the bill does not do

The bill does not directly change pay, benefits, hiring rules, or staffing policies. It does not create a new program or mandate any immediate operational changes at VA facilities. Instead, it is a fact-finding measure meant to help Congress understand why some VA facilities keep non-clinical employees better than others.

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