,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aica ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #i1 #bjac ,mr4 ,fleischmann 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mrs4 ,brooks of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,jones1 and ,mr4 ,benishek7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to enhance the authority under which ,federal agencies may pay cash awards to employees for making cost saving disclosures1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,employees of ,america ,streamlining for ,your ,savings ,act of #bjac or the ,,easy ,savings ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,enhancement of authority to make cash awards to employees for cost saving disclosures 7a7 ,in general ,section #deab of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting or identification of surplus funds or unnecessary budget authority after mismanagement2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting or identification after disclosure2 and 7,c7 in the matter following paragraph 7#b71 by inserting or identification after disclosure2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,the ,inspector ,general of an agency or other agency employee designated under subsection 7b7 shall refer to the ,chief ,financial ,officer of the agency any potential surplus funds or unnecessary budget authority identified by an employee under subsection 7a71 along with any recommendations of the ,inspector ,general or other agency employee4 7d7 7#a7 ,if the ,chief ,financial ,officer of an agency determines that rescission of potential surplus funds or unnecessary budget authority1 identified by an employee under subsection 7a71 would not hinder the effectiveness of the agency1 the head of the agency shall transfer the amount of the surplus funds or unnecessary budget authority from the applicable appropriations account to the general fund of the ,treasury1 except as provided in subsection 7e74 7#b7 ,title ,x of the ,congressional ,budget and ,impoundment ,control ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fha et seq47 shall not apply to transfers under paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,any amounts transferred under paragraph 7#a7 shall be deposited in the ,treasury and used for deficit reduction1 except that in the case of a fiscal year for which there is no ,federal budget deficit1 such amounts shall be used to reduce the ,federal debt1 in such manner as the ,secretary of the ,treasury considers appropriate4 7e7 ,the head of an agency may retain not more than #aj percent of any amounts which 7but for this subsection7 would otherwise be transferred to the general fund of the ,treasury under subsection 7d71 representing surplus funds or unnecessary budget authority identified by an employee under this section1 for the purpose of paying a cash award to such employee in accordance with subsection 7a74 7f7 7#a7 ,the head of each agency shall submit to the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management an annual report regarding-- 7,a7 each disclosure of fraud1 waste1 or mismanagement or identification of surplus funds or unnecessary budget authority1 made under subsection 7a7 by an employee of the agency1 which is determined by the agency to have merit2 7,b7 the total savings achieved through disclosures and identifications described in subparagraph 7,a72 and 7,c7 the number and amount of cash awards by the agency under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management shall submit to ,congress and the ,government ,accountability ,office an annual report on ,federal cost saving and awards based on the reports under paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management shall-- 7,a7 ensure that the cash award program of each agency complies with this section2 and 7,b7 submit to ,congress an annual certification indicating whether the cash award program of each agency complies with this section4 7g7 7#a7 ,the head of each agency shall include the information described in subsection 7f77#a7 in each budget request of the agency submitted to the ,office of ,management and ,budget as part of the preparation of the budget of the ,president submitted to ,congress under section #aaje7;a7 of title #ca4 7#b7 ,not later than #c years after the date of enactment of the ,,easy ,savings ,act of #bjac1 and every #c years thereafter1 the ,comptroller ,general shall submit to ,congress a report on the operation of the cost savings and awards program under this section1 including recommendations for any legislative changes which the ,comptroller ,general considers appropriate4 4 7b7 ,prohibition 7#a7 ,in general ,section #deji of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to read as follows3 #deji4 ,prohibition of cash award to certain officers 7a7 ,definition ,for purposes of this section1 the term agency refers to any agency within the meaning of section #eea7a7 or #deja7a74 7b7 ,prohibition ,an officer may not receive a cash award under this subchapter if such officer-- 7#a7 is the head of an agency2 7#b7 serves in-- 7,a7 a position under section #ecab 7relating to positions at level ,i of the ,executive ,schedule72 or 7,b7 a position for which the compensation is set in statute by reference to section #ecab or level ,i of the ,executive ,schedule2 or 7#c7 is a voting member of an independent establishment4 4 7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the analysis for chapter #de of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking the item relating to section #deji and inserting the following3 #deji4 ,prohibition of cash award to certain officers4 4