,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #f1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,ross 7for himself and ,mr4        
,gingrey of ,georgia7 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 require that the ,office of          
,personnel ,management submit an annual 
report to ,congress relating to the use 
of official time by ,federal employees4 
#a4 ,reporting requirement  7a7 ,in     
general ,section #gaca of title #e1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7e7   
7#a7 ,not later than ,march #ca of each 
calendar year1 the ,office of ,personnel
 ,management1 in consultation with the  
,office of ,management and ,budget1     
shall submit to each ,house of ,congress
 a report on the operation of this      
section during the fiscal year last     
ending before the start of such calendar

 year4  7#b7 ,each report under this    
subsection shall include1 with respect  
to the fiscal year described in         
paragraph 7#a71 at least the following  
information3  7,a7 ,the total amount of 
official time granted to employees4     
7,b7 ,the average amount of official    
time expended per bargaining unit       
employee4  7,c7 ,the specific types of  
activities or purposes for which        
official time was granted1 and the      
impact which the granting of such       
official time for such activities or    
purposes had on agency operations4  7,d7
 ,the total number of employees to whom 
official time was granted1 and1 of that 
total1 the number who were not engaged  
in any activities or purposes except    
activities or purposes involving the use
 of official time4  7,e7 ,the total     
amount of compensation 7including fringe
 benefits7 afforded to employees in     
connection with activities or purposes  
for which they were granted official    
time4  7,f7 ,the dollar value of any    

office space1 furnishings1 equipment1 or
 supplies provided by the ,government in
 connection with activities or purposes 
for which employees were granted        
official time4  7#c7 ,all information   
included in a report under this         
subsection--  7,a7 shall be shown both  
agency-by-agency and for all agencies2  
and  7,b7 shall be accompanied by the   
corresponding information for the fiscal
 year before the fiscal year described  
in paragraph 7#a71 together with        
appropriate comparisons and analyses4   
7#d7 ,for purposes of this subsection1  
the term official time means any period 
of time1 regardless of agency           
nomenclature--  7,a7 which may be       
granted to an employee under this       
chapter 7including a collective         
bargaining agreement entered into under 
this chapter7 to perform                
representational or consultative        
functions2 and  7,b7 during which the   
employee would otherwise be in a duty   
status4  4  7b7 ,applicability ,the     

amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
be effective beginning with the report  
which1 under the provisions of such     
amendment1 is first due by a date which 
occurs at least #f months after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act4