An incentive needs the approval of a named officer
What the document says“upon approval of the following officers or those serving in an acting capacity”
The inserted text conditions such an incentive on approval by one of a listed set of officers, and allows a person serving in an acting capacity to give it. The list names the three Under Secretaries, the Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, the Director of the Office of Management or the Chief Financial Officer, the Assistant Secretary for Accountability and Whistleblower Protection, the General Counsel, and such other officers as the Secretary determines appropriate.
What the document actually says“upon approval of the following officers or those serving in an acting capacity”
Extra pay for rare skills needs a sign off first. Named VA leaders have to agree to it.
The law lists the leaders who can sign off. It includes the heads of health, benefits, and burial grounds. It also includes the top lawyer and the money chief. A stand in for one of them may sign too.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.