1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans, Employees, and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2017 or the VET Protection Act of 2017 . 2. Labor management in Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter: III Labor management 741. Records on use of official time (a) Tracking of official time The Secretary shall track the use of official time by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs in a manner that accounts for such time accurately and to a specific degree without the use of estimates or ranges of time. (b) Annual report (1) Not later than October 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Office of Personnel Management and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the use of official time by employees of the Department during the most recently ended fiscal year. (2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the fiscal year covered by the report, the following information: (A) The total amount of official time granted to employees. (B) The average amount of official time expended per bargaining unit employee. (C) The specific types of activities or purposes for which official time was granted, and the impact which the granting of such official time for such activities or purposes had on the operations of the Department. (D) The total number of employees to whom official time was granted, and, of that total, the number who were not engaged in any activities or purposes except activities or purposes involving the use of official time. (E) The total amount of compensation (including fringe benefits) afforded to employees in connection with activities or purposes for which they were granted official time. (F) A description of any room or space designated at the Department where official time activities will be conducted, including the square footage of any such room or space. (c) For purposes of this section, the