,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bbfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bh1 #bjad ,ms4 
,ayotte 7= h]self & ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to appropriately limit !  
au?ority to aw>d bonuses to employees4  
#a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z
 ! ,/op ,wa/eful ,f$]al ,bonuses ,act ( 
#bjad4  #b4 ,bonuses  7a7 ,adv]se f9d+s 
& employees "u inve/igation ,*apt] #de (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,,iv       
,limitations on bonus au?ority  #deca4  
,c]ta9 =ms ( misconduct  7a7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m adv]se f9d+
 relat+ to an employee means a          
det]m9ation t ! conduct ( ! employee--  
7,a7 violat$ a policy ( ! ag5cy = :i* ! 
employee may be remov$ or susp5d$2 or   
7,b7 violat$ a law = :i* ! employee may 
be imprison$ ( m ?an #a ye>2  7#b7 ! t]m
 ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m "u section

 #eea2 &  7#c7 ! t]m bonus means any    
bonus or ca% aw>d1 includ+-- 7,a7 an    
aw>d "u ?is *apt]2  7,b7 an aw>d "u     
section #echd2 &  7,c7 a ret5tion bonus 
"u section #eged4  7b7 ,adv]se f9d+s    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! head ( an ag5cy %all n 
aw>d a bonus to an employee ( ! ag5cy   
until #e ye>s aft] ! end ( ! fiscal ye> 
9 :i* ! ,inspector ,g5]al or ano!r s5ior
 e?ics (ficial ( ! ag5cy or !           
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
makes an adv]se f9d+ relat+ to !        
employee4  7#b7 ,previ\sly aw>d$ bonuses
 ,if ! ,inspector ,g5]al or ano!r s5ior 
e?ics (ficial ( ! ag5cy or ! ,comptroll]
 ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates makes an      
adv]se f9d+ relat+ to an employee1 !    
head ( ! ag5cy employ+ ! employee1 aft] 
notice & an opportunity = a he>+1 %all  
issue an ord] direct+ ! employee to     
repay ! am\nt ( any bonus aw>d$ to !    
employee dur+ ! ye> dur+ :i* ! adv]se   
f9d+ is made4  4  7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+
 am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = *apt] #de
 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    

am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3        
,,sub*apt] ,,iv--,limitations on bonus  
au?ority #deca4 ,c]ta9 =ms ( misconduct4
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