,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,coburn introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,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 ,congress a report on   
the operation of this section during the
 most recent full fiscal year4  7#b7    
,each report submitted under this       
subsection shall include the following  

information with respect to the most    
recent full fiscal year3  7,a7 ,the     
total amount of official time granted to
 employees4  7,b7 ,the average amount of
 official time expended by an employee  
in an appropriate unit represented by an
 exclusive representative4  7,c7 ,the   
specific types of activities or purposes
 for which official time was granted1   
and the impact that the granting of     
official time for those activities or   
purposes had on agency operations4  7,d7
 ,the total number of employees to whom 
official time was granted1 and1 of that 
total number1 the number of employees   
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 health benefits1
 retirement benefits1 life insurance    
benefits1 and student loan repayments7  
afforded to employees in connection with
 activities or purposes for which the   
employees 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 provided    
both as to each agency and for all      
agencies2 and  7,b7 shall be accompanied
 by the corresponding information for   
the fiscal year before the most recent  
full fiscal year1 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 that may be granted
 to an employee under this chapter      
7including under 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 apply to the first calendar year  
that begins at least #c months after the
 date of enactment of this ,act1 and    
each calendar year thereafter4