UNIFORM ALLOWANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICE OFFICERS.

SEC. 1002. UNIFORM ALLOWANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICE OFFICERS. Section 903 is amended—(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following new subsection (b):“(b)(1) The amount of the allowance that the Secretary may pay under this section is the lesser of—“(A) the amount currently allowed as prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management; or“(B) estimated costs or actual costs as determined by periodic surveys conducted by the Department.“(2) During any fiscal year no officer shall receive more for the purchase of a uniform described in subsection (a) than the amount established under this subsection.”; and(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following new subsection (c):“(c) The allowance established under subsection (b) shall be paid at the beginning of a Department police officer’s employment for those appointed on or after October 1, 2010. In the case of any other Department police officer, an allowance in the amount established under subsection (b) shall be paid upon the request of the officer.”.