,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fdc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ba1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,paul 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,begich1  
and ,mr4 ,chambliss7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to strengthen employee cost 
savings suggestions programs within the 
,federal ,government4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,bonuses 
for ,cost-,cutters ,act of #bjac4  #b4  
,cost savings enhancements  7a7 ,in     
general ,section #deab of title #e1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in subsection 7a7--  7,a7 in the   
matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by     
inserting or identification of surplus  
funds or unnecessary budget authority   
after mismanagement2  7,b7 in paragraph 
7#b71 by inserting or identification    
after disclosure2 and  7,c7 in the      
matter following paragraph 7#b71 by     
inserting or identification after       

disclosure2 and  7#b7 by adding at the  
end the following3  7c7 ,the ,inspector 
,general of an agency or other agency   
employee designated under subsection 7b7
 shall refer to the ,chief ,financial   
,officer of the agency any potential    
surplus funds or unnecessary budget     
authority identified by an employee1    
along with any recommendations of the   
,inspector ,general or other agency     
employee4  7d7 7#a7 ,if the ,chief      
,financial ,officer of an agency        
determines that rescission of potential 
surplus funds or unnecessary budget     
authority identified by an employee     
would not hinder the effectiveness of   
the agency1 except as provided in       
subsection 7e71 the head of the agency  
shall transfer the amount of the surplus
 funds or unnecessary budget authority  
from the applicable appropriations      
account to the general fund of the      
,treasury4  7#b7 ,title ,x of the       
,congressional ,budget and ,impoundment 
,control ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4    

#fha et seq47 shall not apply to        
transfers under paragraph 7#a74  7#c7   
,any amounts transferred under paragraph
 7#a7 shall be deposited in the         
,treasury and used for deficit          
reduction1 except that in the case of a 
fiscal year for which there is no       
,federal budget deficit1 such amounts   
shall be used to reduce the ,federal    
debt 7in such manner as the ,secretary  
of the ,treasury considers appropriate74
  7e7 ,the head of an agency may retain 
not more than #aj percent of amounts to 
be transferred to the general fund of   
the ,treasury under subsection 7d7 for  
the purpose of paying a cash award under
 subsection 7a7 to the employee who     
identified the surplus funds or         
unnecessary budget authority4  7f7 7#a7 
,the head of each agency shall submit to
 the ,director of the ,office of        
,personnel ,management an annual report 
regarding--  7,a7 each disclosure of    
possible fraud1 waste1 or mismanagement 
or identification of potentially surplus

 funds or unnecessary budget authority  
by an employee of the agency determined 
by the agency to have merit2  7,b7 the  
total savings achieved through          
disclosures and identifications         
described in subparagraph 7,a72 and     
7,c7 the number and amount of cash      
awards by the agency under subsection   
7a74  7#b7 7,a7 ,the head of each agency
 shall include the information described
 in paragraph 7#a7 in each budget       
request of the agency submitted to the  
,office of ,management and ,budget as   
part of the preparation of the budget of
 the ,president submitted to ,congress  
under section #aaje7;a7 of title #ca1   
,united ,states ,code4  7,b7 ,the       
,director of the ,office of ,personnel  
,management shall submit to ,congress   
and the ,government ,accountability     
,office an annual report on ,federal    
cost saving and awards based on the     
reports submitted under subparagraph    
7,a74  7g7 ,the ,director of the ,office
 of ,personnel ,management shall--  7#a7

 ensure that the cash award program of  
each agency complies with this section2 
and  7#b7 submit to ,congress an annual 
certification indicating whether the    
cash award program of each agency       
complies with this section4  7h7 ,not   
later than #c years after the date of   
enactment of the ,bonuses for           
,cost-,cutters ,act of #bjac1 and every 
#c years thereafter1 the ,comptroller   
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
submit to ,congress a report on the     
operation of the cost savings and awards
 program under this section1 including  
any recommendations for legislative     
changes4  4  7b7 ,officers eligible for 
cash awards  7#a7 ,in general ,section  
#deji of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended to read as follows3   
#deji4 ,prohibition of cash award to    
certain officers  7a7 ,definitions ,in  
this section1 the term agency--  7#a7   
has the meaning given that term under   
section #eea7a72 and  7#b7 includes an  
entity described in section #deja7a74   

7b7 ,prohibition ,an officer may not    
receive a cash award under this         
subchapter if the officer--  7#a7 serves
 in a position at level ,i of the       
,executive ,schedule2  7#b7 is the head 
of an agency2 or  7#c7 is a             
commissioner1 board member1 or other    
voting member of an independent         
establishment4  4  7#b7 ,technical and  
conforming amendment ,the table of      
sections for chapter #de of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking the item relating to section   
#deji and inserting the following3      
#deji4 ,prohibition of cash award to    
certain officers4  4