,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aeda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ab1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,meadows 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,pittenger1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4        
,collins of ,georgia1 and ,mr4          
,stutzman7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish      
limitations1 for fiscal years #bjac1    
#bjad1 and #bjae on the total amount in 
awards or other discretionary monetary  
payments which may be paid to any       
,federal employee4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,common  
,sense in ,compensation ,act4  #b4      
,definitions ,for purposes of this      
,act--  7#a7 the term employee means an 
employee 7as defined by section         
#baje7;a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states  
,code7 holding a position in or under an
 ,executive agency2  7#b7 the term      
,executive agency has the meaning given 
such term by section #aje of title #e1  

,united ,states ,code2  7#c7 the term   
discretionary monetary payment means--  
7,a7 any award or other monetary payment
 under chapter #de1 or section #egec or 
#eged1 of title #e1 ,united ,states     
,code2 and  7,b7 any step-increase under
 section #eccf of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code2  7#d7 the term covered   
compensation1 as used with respect to an
 employee in connection with any period1
 means the sum of--  7,a7 the basic pay1
 and  7,b7 any discretionary monetary   
payments 7excluding basic pay71  payable
 to such employee during such period2   
and  7#e7 the term basic pay means basic
 pay for service as an employee4  #c4   
,limitations ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of law1 no discretionary      
monetary payment may be made to an      
employee--  7#a7 during the period      
beginning on the date of the enactment  
of this ,act and ending as of the close 
of fiscal year #bjac2 or  7#b7 during   
fiscal year #bjad or #bjae1 to the      
extent that such payment would cause the

 total covered compensation of such     
employee for such fiscal year to exceed 
#aje percent of the total amount of     
basic pay payable to such individual    
7before the application of any          
step-increase in such fiscal year under 
section #eccf of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code7 for such fiscal year4    
#d4 ,regulations ,the ,office of        
,personnel ,management may prescribe    
regulations to carry out this ,act4