of Department employment In the case of an individual who is appointed as a physician in the Veterans Health Administration and has entered into a covenant not to compete that is rendered non-applicable pursuant to subsection (a), if the individual’s employment at the Veterans Health Administration is terminated for any reason before the specified termination date of such covenant, subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to such covenant after the date of the termination of the individual’s employment at the Veterans Health Administration. (d) Covenant not To compete defined In this section, the term covenant not to compete means an agreement between an employee and employer or a contractor and principal that restricts such employee or contractor from performing— (1) work for another employer for a specified period of time