,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aaib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ai1     
#bjac ,mrs4 ,boxer 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,grassley1 and ,mr4 ,manchin7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to implement      
common sense controls on the            
taxpayer-funded salaries of government  
contractors by limiting reimbursement   
for excessive compensation4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,commonsense ,contractor ,compensation  
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,limitation on      
allowable government contractor         
compensation costs  7a7 ,limitation     
7#a7 ,civilian contracts ,section       
#dcjd7;a77#af7 of title #da1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended to read as    
follows3  7#af7 ,costs of compensation  
of contractor and subcontractor         
employees for a fiscal year1 regardless 
of the contract funding source1 to the  

extent that such compensation exceeds   
the annual amount payable under the     
aggregate limitation on pay as          
established by the ,office of           
,management and ,budget 7currently      
#bcj1gjj71 except that the head of an   
executive agency may establish one or   
more narrowly targeted exceptions for   
scientists1 engineers1 or other         
specialists upon a determination that   
such exceptions are needed to ensure    
that the executive agency has continued 
access to needed skills and             
capabilities4  4  7#b7 ,defense         
contracts ,section #bcbd7;e77#a77,p7 of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended to read as follows3  7,p7 ,costs
 of compensation of contractor and      
subcontractor employees for a fiscal    
year1 regardless of the contract funding
 source1 to the extent that such        
compensation exceeds the annual amount  
payable under the aggregate limitation  
on pay as established by the ,office of 
,management and ,budget 7currently      

#bcj1gjj71 except that the head of an   
executive agency may establish one or   
more narrowly targeted exceptions for   
scientists1 engineers1 or other         
specialists upon a determination that   
such exceptions are needed to ensure    
that the executive agency has continued 
access to needed skills and             
capabilities4  4  7b7 ,conforming       
amendments  7#a7 ,repeal ,section #aabg 
of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
hereby repealed4  7#b7 ,clerical        
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter #aa of title #da1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking the item relating to section   
#aabg4  7c7 ,applicability ,this section
 and the amendments made by this section
 shall apply only with respect to costs 
of compensation incurred under contracts
 entered into on or after the date that 
is #ahj days after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act4  7d7 ,reports   
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #fj    
days after the end of each fiscal year1 

the ,director of the ,office of         
,management and ,budget shall submit a  
report on contractor compensation to--  
7,a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services 
of the ,senate2  7,b7 the ,committee on 
,armed ,services of the ,house of       
,representatives2  7,c7 the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental
 ,affairs of the ,senate2  7,d7 the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives2  7,e7 the  
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate2 and  7,f7 the ,committee on    
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives4  7#b7 ,elements ,the  
report required under paragraph 7#a7    
shall include--  7,a7 the total number  
of contractor employees1 by executive   
agency1 in the narrowly targeted        
exception positions described under     
subsection 7a7 during the preceding     
fiscal year2  7,b7 the taxpayer-funded  
compensation amounts received by each   
contractor employee in a narrowly       
targeted exception position during such 

fiscal year2 and  7,c7 the duties and   
services performed by contractor        
employees in the narrowly targeted      
exception positions during such fiscal  
year4