; and (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: , unless the member is reappointed . 7. Amendments to Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 (a) In general Section 714 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(4)(A), by striking , which shall refer such appeal to an administrative judge pursuant to section 7701(b)(1) of title 5 ; and (2) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking the administrative judge in each place it appears and inserting the Merit Systems Protection Board ; (B) by striking paragraph (3); (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (10) as paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively; and (D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), by striking paragraph (3) and inserting paragraph (1) . (b) Application The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to any appeal made under section 714(c)(4)(A) of title 38, United States Code, after the date of the enactment of this Act.