,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aai  #aadth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#afcc  ,report ,no4 #aad-afc  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march 
#be1 #bjae ,mr4 ,loudermilk 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,katko1    
,mr4 ,hurd of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,carter of   
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,walker1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 
and ,mr4 ,ratcliffe7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,june #ag1 #bjae ,additional sponsors3  
,mr4 ,hensarling1 ,mrs4 ,miller of      
,michigan1 ,mr4 ,perry1 and ,mr4 ,austin
 ,scott of ,georgia  ,june #ag1 #bjae   
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed ,strike out all after the
 enacting clause and insert the part    
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,march #be1 #bjae  ,a     
,,bill  ,to provide for certain         
improvements relating to the tracking   

and reporting of employees of the       
,department of ,homeland ,security      
placed on administrative leave1 or any  
other type of paid non-duty status      
without charge to leave1 for personnel  
matters1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,dhs ,paid ,administrative ,leave  
,accountability ,act of #bjae4  #b4     
,department of ,homeland ,security      
improved internal tracking and reporting
 of administrative leave for personnel  
matters  7a7 ,in general ,title ,i of   
the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb   
7,public ,law #ajg-bif2 #f ,u4,s4,c4    
#aja et seq47 is amended by adding at   
the end the following new section3      
#ajd4 ,internal tracking and reporting  
of administrative leave for personnel   
matters  7a7 ,internal reporting ,not   
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of the ,,dhs ,paid        
,administrative ,leave ,accountability  
,act of #bjae1 and quarterly thereafter1
 the head of each component of the      

,department shall submit to the ,chief  
,human ,capital ,officer of the         
,department-- 7#a7 the number of        
employees of the component who had been 
on administrative leave1 or any other   
type of paid non-duty status without    
charge to leave1 for personnel matters  
for a period of six consecutive months  
or longer as of the last day of the     
period covered by the report2  7#b7 the 
total cost to the component associated  
with such administrative leave and such 
paid non-duty status 7including salary  
and benefits7 for the period covered by 
the report2 and  7#c7 the average       
duration that employees are placed on   
administrative leave1 or any other type 
of paid non-duty status without charge  
to leave1 for personnel matters for a   
period of six consecutive months or     
longer1 as of the last day of the period
 covered by the report for the          
component4  7b7 ,,chco tracking ,the    
,chief ,human ,capital ,officer shall-- 
7#a7 maintain records of the number of  

employees of the ,department who are    
placed on administrative leave or paid  
non-duty status without charge to leave 
for personnel matters and the costs     
7including salary and benefits7         
associated with such leave or non-duty  
status2 and  7#b7 in consultation with  
the head of each of the components of   
the ,department1 determine any          
appropriate actions to be taken by the  
,department to resolve any personnel    
matter objectively1 appropriately1 and  
expeditiously or to reduce the use of   
administrative leave and paid non-duty  
status without charge to leave in       
addressing any personnel matter4  7c7   
,personnel matters defined ,in this     
section1 the term personnel matters     
means1 with respect to an employee1 any 
personnel investigation 7including any  
investigation into misconduct and any   
national security or suitability        
investigation71 any criminal matter1 or 
any adverse action proposed or taken by 
the ,department1 including any action   

under chapter #ge of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code4  7d7 ,leverage of        
existing systems ,in carrying out this  
section1 the ,secretary is encouraged to
 leverage systems and operations in use 
on the date of enactment of the ,,dhs   
,paid ,administrative ,leave            
,accountability ,act of #bjae to        
implement the requirements of this      
section4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of contents in section #a7;b7
 of such ,act is amended by inserting   
after the item relating to section #ajc 
the following new item3  ,sec4 #ajd4    
,internal tracking and reporting of     
administrative leave for personnel      
matters4  4  #c4 ,department of         
,homeland ,security policy relating to  
employees on administrative leave ,by   
not later than #ij days after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,chief ,human ,capital ,officer of the  
,department of ,homeland ,security shall
 develop and implement a                
,department-wide policy in accordance   

with existing ,federal guidance         
specifically related to the use of      
administrative leave1 or any other type 
of paid non-duty status without charge  
to leave1 for personnel matters4 ,such  
policy shall include the                
responsibilities of the components of   
the ,department for reporting           
information relating to such            
administrative leave and such paid      
non-duty status to the ,chief ,human    
,capital ,officer1 as required under    
section #ajd7;a7 of the ,homeland       
,security ,act of #bjjb 7,public ,law   
#ajg-bif71 as added by section #b4 ,such
 policy shall provide guidance on       
expediting the resolution of a personnel
 matter for which an employee has been  
on administrative leave or any other    
type of paid non-duty status without    
charge to leave for a period of six     
consecutive months or longer in an      
objective and appropriate manner4  #d4  
,reports to ,congress on ,department of 
,homeland ,security employees on        

administrative leave for personnel      
matters  7a7 ,quarterly reports ,not    
later than #cj days after the last day  
of each calendar quarter of #bjaf1      
#bjag1 and #bjah1 the ,chief ,human     
,capital ,officer of the ,department of 
,homeland ,security shall submit to the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a 
report on the number of ,department     
employees on administrative leave1 and  
any other type of paid non-duty status  
without charge to leave1 for personnel  
matters for a period of six consecutive 
months or longer as of the last day of  
the quarter covered by the report4 ,each
 such report shall include--  7#a7 the  
costs to the ,department associated with
 the placement of such employees on     
administrative leave or such paid       
non-duty status 7including salary and   
benefits7 for the period covered by the 
report2 and  7#b7 a description of any  

actions taken by the ,department to     
resolve any personnel matter for which  
an employee has been placed on          
administrative leave or paid non-duty   
status without charge to leave4  7b7    
,personnel matters ,in this section1 the
 term personnel matters has the meaning 
given such term in section #ajd7;c7 of  
the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb   
7,public ,law #ajg-bif71 as added by    
section #b4  ,june #ag1 #bjae ,reported 
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed