1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2017 . 2. Reduction of benefits for senior executives and certain health care employees of Department of Veterans Affairs convicted of a felony (a) In general Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 713 the following new section: 714. Senior executives and section 7401(1) employees: reduction of benefits of individuals convicted of a felony (a) Reduction of annuity for removed individual The covered service of an individual removed from a covered position at the Department by the Secretary for performance or misconduct 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 the individual is convicted of a felony (and the conviction is final) that was related, as determined by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, to the individual’s conduct or performance while employed in such covered position. (b) Reduction of annuity for retired individual (1) The Secretary may order that the covered service of an individual who is subject to a removal or transfer from a covered position at the Department by the Secretary for performance or misconduct but who leaves employment at the Department prior to the issuance of a final decision with respect to such removal or transfer 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 the individual is convicted of a felony (and the conviction is final) that was related, as determined by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, to the individual’s performance while employed in such covered position. (2) The Secretary shall make such an order not later than 7 days after the date on which such individual is convicted of such felony. (3) Not later than 30 days after the Secretary issues any order with respect to