,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aeda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ab1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,mead[s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,pitt5g]1 ,mr4
 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,georgia1 &  
,mr4 ,/utzman7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  
,to e/abli% limitations1 = fiscal ye>s  
#bjac1 #bjad1 & #bjae on ! total am\nt 9
 aw>ds or o!r discretion>y monet>y      
paym5ts :i* may be paid to any ,f$]al   
employee4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,common ,s5se 9            
,comp5sation ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,=  
purposes ( ?is ,act--  7#a7 ! t]m       
employee means an employee 7z def9$ by  
section #baje7;a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code7 hold+ a position 9 or "u  
an ,executive ag5cy2  7#b7 ! t]m        
,executive ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 su*   
t]m by section #aje ( title #e1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code2  7#c7 ! t]m discretion>y  
monet>y paym5t means--  7,a7 any aw>d or
 o!r monet>y paym5t "u *apt] #de1 or    

section #egec or #eged1 ( title #e1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 any        
/ep-increase "u section #eccf ( title   
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7#d7 ! t]m    
cov]$ comp5sation1 z us$ ) respect to an
 employee 9 connection ) any p]iod1     
means ! sum (--  7,a7 ! basic pay1 &    
7,b7 any discretion>y monet>y paym5ts   
7exclud+ basic pay71  payable to su*    
employee dur+ su* p]iod2 &  7#e7 ! t]m  
basic pay means basic pay = s]vice z an 
employee4  #c4 ,limitations ,not)/&+ any
 o!r provision ( law1 no discretion>y   
monet>y paym5t may be made to an        
employee--  7#a7 dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & end+ z 
( ! close ( fiscal ye> #bjac2 or  7#b7  
dur+ fiscal ye> #bjad or #bjae1 to !    
ext5t t su* paym5t w\ld cause ! total   
cov]$ comp5sation ( su* employee = su*  
fiscal ye> to exce$ #aje p]c5t ( ! total
 am\nt ( basic pay payable to su*       
individual 7be=e ! application ( any    
/ep-increase 9 su* fiscal ye> "u section
 #eccf ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 

= su* fiscal ye>4  #d4 ,regulations ,!  
,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t may       
prescribe regulations to c>ry out ?is   
,act4