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training to cover the Inspector General's role, responsibilities and legal authority, how to report fraud, waste, abuse and other wrongdoing (including confidential complaints), protections against retaliation, and ways to engage with Office staff.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6052/text/eh#H8180FBD59D974E479046FC646E03B4EF"}},{"text":"Directs the Inspector General to design the training and update it as the Inspector General considers appropriate, and directs the Secretary to provide it through the Department's talent management system or a successor system.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6052/text/eh#H8180FBD59D974E479046FC646E03B4EF"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to ensure the training is separate and distinct from training provided under section 733 of title 38, United States Code.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 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H.R. 6052, 117th Congress: Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General Training Act of 2021. House: 407 Yea, 11 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 18 May 2022."}}