; or (B) a reduction in annual rate of pay that the Secretary determines is appropriate. (b) Pay of certain demoted individuals (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any individual subject to a demotion by a reduction in grade under subsection (a)(2)(A) shall, beginning on the date of such demotion, receive the annual rate of pay applicable to such grade. (2) An individual demoted as described in paragraph (1) may not be placed on administrative leave or any other category of paid leave during the period during which an appeal (if any) under this section is ongoing, and may only receive pay if the individual reports for duty. If an individual so demoted does not report for duty, such individual shall not receive any pay, awards, bonuses, incentives, allowances, differentials, student loan repayments, special payments, or benefits from the Department. (c) Notice to Congress Not later than 30 days after removing or demoting an individual under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives notice in writing of such removal or demotion and the reason for such removal or demotion. (d) Procedure (1) Subsection (b) of section 7513 of title 5 shall apply with respect to a removal or demotion under this section, except that the period for notice and response, which includes the advance notice period required by paragraph (1) of such subsection and the response period required by paragraph (2) of such subsection, shall not exceed a total of ten calendar days. (2) The procedures under chapter 43 of title 5 shall not apply to a removal or demotion under this section. (3) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B) and subsection (e), any removal or demotion under subsection (a) may be appealed to the Merit Systems Protection Board under section 7701 of title 5. (B) An appeal under subparagraph (A) of a removal or demotion may only be made if such appeal is made not later than seven days after the date of such