COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON DEDICATED RESEARCH TIME FOR CERTAIN PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

SEC. 184. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON DEDICATED RESEARCH TIME FOR CERTAIN PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.(a) Study.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the amount of time dedicated for research 136 STAT. 5437 for clinician-scientists appointed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (b) Elements.—The study under subsection (a) shall include the following:(1) A review of the policies and practices of the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the time dedicated for research for the personnel specified in subsection (a). (2) An assessment of the effect of such policies and practices on the following:(A) The recruitment and retention efforts of the Department. (B) The productivity of the personnel specified in subsection (a) with respect to research. (C) The efficient use of resources available for research on issues relating to the health of veterans. (c) Report.—Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report detailing the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).