; and (B) by striking CLINICAL CHIROPRACTOR AND OPTOMETRIST SCHEDULE, and inserting CLINICAL CHIROPRACTOR SCHEDULE . (c) Retroactive authority for compensation (1) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is retroactively authorized to pay to a covered employee the amount of compensation that was authorized to be paid to the employee during the period specified in paragraph (2) but was deferred and paid to the employee in the calendar year following the calendar year in which it was authorized to be paid because it exceeded $400,000 in a calendar year. (2) Period specified The period specified in this paragraph is the period beginning on January 8, 2006, and ending on December 31, 2017. (3) Additional period Compensation authorized under this subsection shall not be included in the calculation of any aggregate limit on compensation for a covered employee for the year in which it is paid. (4) Charging of compensation Compensation authorized under this subsection shall be charged to the appropriate medical care appropriation account of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the fiscal year in which the work was performed except as follows: (A) In the case of an account that has closed pursuant to section 1552 of title 31, United States Code, the compensation shall be charged to a current appropriation account in accordance with section 1553 of such title. (B) In the case of an expired account that has not closed, if charging the compensation to the expired account would cause such account to have a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance, the compensation may be charged to a current appropriation account available for the same purpose. (5) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Compensation The term compensation means any pay, including salary, awards, and incentives. (B) Covered employee The term covered employee means a physician, podiatrist, optometrist, or dentist subject to market pay under section 7431 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a). 202. Increased pay cap for directors of