; (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting , or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (4) any removal or demotion under section 719 of title 38. . (d) Temporary exemption from certain limitation on initiation from removal from Senior Executive Service During the 120-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, an action to remove an individual from the Senior Executive Service at the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to this section may be initiated, notwithstanding section 3592(b) of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law. 4. Reduction of benefits for Department of Veterans Affairs employees convicted of certain crimes (a) Reduction of benefits (1) In general Subchapter I of chapter 7 is further amended by inserting after section 719, as added by section 3, the following new section: 721. Reduction of benefits of employees convicted of certain crimes (a) Reduction of annuity for removed employee (1) The Secretary shall order that the covered service of an employee of the Department removed from a position for performance or misconduct under section 719 or 7461 of this title or any other provision of law shall not be taken into account for purposes of calculating an annuity with respect to such individual under chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, if— (A) the Secretary determines that the individual is convicted of a felony that influenced the individual’s performance while employed in the position; (B) before such order is made, the individual is afforded— (i) notice of the proposed order; and (ii) an opportunity to respond to the proposed order by not later than ten business days following receipt of such notice; and (C) the Secretary issues the order— (i) in the case of a proposed order to which an individual responds under subparagraph (B)(ii), not later than five business days after receiving the response of the individual