,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dicg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #bc1 #bjad ,mr4 ,mc,kinley 7for himself and ,mr4 ,enyart7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,appropriations1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to require the implementation of report recommendations by an inspector general regarding wasteful and excessive spending1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,protection ,against ,wasteful ,spending ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,report recommendations of wasteful and excessive spending required 7a7 ,implementation of report recommendations required ,with respect to each of fiscal years #bjad through #bjbj and except as provided in subsection 7b71 not later than #d years after the submission of a report regarding wasteful and excessive spending1 or duplicative programs causing wasteful and excessive spending1 by an inspector general of an agency 7in this ,act1 referred to as the ,,ig report71 the head of the agency shall implement all of the recommendations in such report4 7b7 ,exception ,the implementation requirement in subsection 7a7 shall not apply to a recommendation by an inspector general that would violate an existing law4 ,with regard to any such recommendation1 the head of the relevant agency shall submit to ,congress a description of the necessary change to the law to legally implement the recommendation4 7c7 ,report required 7#a7 ,initial report ,not later than #f months after the submission of an ,,ig report1 or #f months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 whichever is later1 the head of the relevant agency shall submit to ,congress a report on-- 7,a7 the progress of the implementation of each recommendation in the ,,ig report2 7,b7 the time period required to complete each such implementation2 7,c7 the wasteful and excessive spending1 and duplicative programs causing wasteful and excessive spending within each agency described in the ,,ig report2 7,d7 the savings created from the completion of implementing each recommendation2 and 7,e7 the reason each recommendation was not implemented before the submission of the ,,ig report4 7#b7 ,subsequent reports ,not later than #ac months1 and yearly thereafter until an updated report is submitted for fiscal year #bjbj1 after the submission of an ,,ig report1 the head of the relevant agency shall submit to ,congress an updated report on the information described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e7 of paragraph 7#a74 #c4 ,failure to implement recommendations 7a7 ,in general ,any agency that fails to implement a recommendation from an ,,ig report1 that is not an exception under section #b7;b71 in a timely manner1 may not obligate any funds available to such agency for-- 7#a7 convention or seminar attendance and international or domestic travel by any politically-appointed official2 or 7#b7 any bonus or salary increase1 performance or otherwise1 with respect to such an official4 7b7 ,funds subject to obligation limitation ,on the date that is #fj days after the submission of a report pursuant to section #b7;c7 that shows that an agency has failed to implement a recommendation of an ,,ig report in a timely manner1 of the funds prohibited from being obligated pursuant to subsection 7a7 7if any7-- 7#a7 #ej percent shall be credited to the ,highway ,trust ,fund established under section #iejc7;a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 to be made available without further appropriation2 and 7#b7 #ej percent shall be transferred to the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency for making capitalization grants for ,state water pollution control revolving funds under section #fjc of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #achb71 to be made available without further appropriation4 7c7 ,timely manner defined ,in this section1 the term timely manner means1 as determined by the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 in consultation with the ,comptroller ,general and the inspector general of the relevant agency1 with regard to the implementation of a recommendation from an ,,ig report1 that is not an exception under section #b7;b7-- 7#a7 #cj percent completion of such recommendation within the first year following the submission of the ,,ig report2 and 7#b7 #gj percent completion of such recommendation within the second year following the submission of the ,,ig report4 #d4 ,use of savings ,of the savings 7if any7 from the implementation of a recommendation from an ,,ig report pursuant to this ,act-- 7#a7 #ej percent shall be credited to the ,highway ,trust ,fund established under section #iejc7;a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 to be made available without further appropriation2 and 7#b7 #ej percent shall be transferred to the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency for making capitalization grants for ,state water pollution control revolving funds under section #fjc of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #achb71 to be made available without further appropriation4 #e4 ,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the term agency has the meaning given that term in section #eea of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7#b7 the term politically-appointed official means any employee of the ,federal ,government who is-- 7,a7 not paid under the ,general ,schedule 7chapter #ec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code72 and 7,b7 appointed by the ,president by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate4