# of Fully # of Funded Excepted # of (not Employees Legal Basis for Decision or subject to (legal basis; VA Unit Total # of Functions to be Performed Full Funding Source Employees lapse; will will continue Employees (subject to continue to to work) furlough) work) 711 21 Reimbursed through the Legal advice for funded programs Office of General Counsel (OGC) - Credit Reform (Loan (i.e. the Department’s Loan Guaranty) revolving fund Guaranty program) Provides legal advice and services 46 Reimbursed through the Legal support for the to the SECVA and Medical Support & Department’s medical all organizational Compliance advance collections program components of the appropriation Department 51 Reimbursed through the Legal support for the Supply Fund revolving fund Department’s procurement program 15* * If the US of Appeals for Representation of the Secretary Veterans Claims (CAVC) for appeals filed with CAVC remains open, but does not grant continuances, the employees would be excepted in order to protect VA property interests in those cases. 22 Protection of life and property Legal advice for funded programs (to support VHA, VBA, and and support to courts; Supervisors other funded programs); to oversee work of excepted employees, triage requests for the protection of life and property (e.g. guardianship requests, decisions, etc.) and to decide whether other employees must be recalled 556
VA Unit Total # of Employees # of Fully Funded (not subject to lapse; will continue to work) # of Excepted Employees (legal basis; will continue to work) Legal Basis for Decision or Full Funding Source Functions to be Performed # of Employees (subject to furlough) Office of General Counsel (OGC) - Provides legal advice and services to the SECVA and all organizational components of the Department 711 21 Reimbursed through the Credit Reform (Loan Guaranty) revolving fund Legal advice for funded programs (i.e. the Department’s Loan Guaranty program) 46 Reimbursed through the Medical Support & Compliance advance appropriation Legal support for the Department’s medical collections program 51 Reimbursed through the Supply Fund revolving fund Legal support for the Department’s procurement program 15* * If the US of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) remains open, but does not grant continuances, the employees would be excepted in order to protect VA property interests in those cases. Representation of the Secretary for appeals filed with CAVC 22 Protection of life and property (to support VHA, VBA, and other funded programs); Legal advice for funded programs and support to courts; Supervisors to oversee work of excepted employees, triage requests for the protection of life and property (e.g. guardianship requests, decisions, etc.) and to decide whether other employees must be recalled 556
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