1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Employment Act of 2017 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Modification to annual determination of staffing shortages in Veterans Health Administration. Sec. 3. Establishment of Department of Veterans Affairs Executive Management Fellowship Program. Sec. 4. Accountability of leaders for managing the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 5. Reemployment of former employees at Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 6. Recruiting database at Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 7. Training for human resources professionals of Veterans Health Administration on recruitment and retention. Sec. 8. Promotional opportunities for technical experts at Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 9. Comptroller General of the United States assessment of succession planning at Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 10. Employment of students and recent graduates by Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 11. Exit surveys at Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 12. Encouragement of transition of military medical professionals into employment with Veterans Health Administration. Sec. 13. Plan to hire directors of medical centers of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 14. Recruitment of physicians in Department of Veterans Affairs. 2. Modification to annual determination of staffing shortages in Veterans Health Administration Section 7412(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking the five occupations and inserting at a minimum, the five clinical occupations and the five nonclinical occupations