,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #aai  #aad?   
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #afcc 
,report ,no4 #aad-afc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #be1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,l\d]milk 7= himself1 ,mr4         
,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,katko1 ,mr4 ,hurd (     
,texas1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,georgia1 ,mr4     
,walk]1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 & ,mr4          
,ratcliffe7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,homel&    
,security  ,june #ag1 #bjae ,additional 
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,h5s>l+1 ,mrs4 ,mill] (  
,mi*igan1 ,mr4 ,p]ry1 & ,mr4 ,au/9      
,scott ( ,georgia  ,june #ag1 #bjae     
,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to !    
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$ ,/rike out
 all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p  
pr9t$ 9 italic ,= text ( introduc$ bill1
 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on ,m>*    
#be1 #bjae  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide =    
c]ta9 improvem5ts relat+ to ! track+ &  
report+ ( employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,homel& ,security plac$ on adm9i/rative 
leave1 or any o!r type ( paid non-duty  

/atus )\t *>ge to leave1 = p]sonnel     
matt]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,dhs   
,paid ,adm9i/rative ,leave              
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjae4  #b4       
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security improv$   
int]nal track+ & report+ ( adm9i/rative 
leave = p]sonnel matt]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,title ,i ( ! ,homel& ,security ,act (  
#bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-bif2 #f        
,u4,s4,c4 #aja et seq47 is am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+ new section3  #ajd4  
,int]nal track+ & report+ ( adm9i/rative
 leave = p]sonnel matt]s  7a7 ,int]nal  
report+ ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,,dhs ,paid           
,adm9i/rative ,leave ,acc\ntability ,act
 ( #bjae1 & qu>t]ly !reaft]1 ! head (   
ea* compon5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t %all submit  
to ! ,*ief ,human ,capital ,(fic] ( !   
,dep>tm5t-- 7#a7 ! numb] ( employees ( !
 compon5t :o _h be5 on adm9i/rative     
leave1 or any o!r type ( paid non-duty  
/atus )\t *>ge to leave1 = p]sonnel     
matt]s = a p]iod ( six consecutive mon?s

 or long] z ( ! la/ day ( ! p]iod cov]$ 
by ! report2  7#b7 ! total co/ to !     
compon5t associat$ ) su* adm9i/rative   
leave & su* paid non-duty /atus 7includ+
 sal>y & b5efits7 = ! p]iod cov]$ by !  
report2 &  7#c7 ! av]age duration t     
employees are plac$ on adm9i/rative     
leave1 or any o!r type ( paid non-duty  
/atus )\t *>ge to leave1 = p]sonnel     
matt]s = a p]iod ( six consecutive mon?s
 or long]1 z ( ! la/ day ( ! p]iod cov]$
 by ! report = ! compon5t4  7b7 ,,*co   
track+ ,! ,*ief ,human ,capital ,(fic]  
%all-- 7#a7 ma9ta9 records ( ! numb] (  
employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t :o are plac$ on 
adm9i/rative leave or paid non-duty     
/atus )\t *>ge to leave = p]sonnel      
matt]s & ! co/s 7includ+ sal>y &        
b5efits7 associat$ ) su* leave or       
non-duty /atus2 &  7#b7 9 consultation )
 ! head ( ea* ( ! compon5ts ( !         
,dep>tm5t1 det]m9e any appropriate      
actions to be tak5 by ! ,dep>tm5t to    
resolve any p]sonnel matt] objectively1 
appropriately1 & exp$iti\sly or to r$uce

 ! use ( adm9i/rative leave & paid      
non-duty /atus )\t *>ge to leave 9      
address+ any p]sonnel matt]4  7c7       
,p]sonnel matt]s def9$ ,9 ?is section1 !
 t]m p]sonnel matt]s means1 ) respect to
 an employee1 any p]sonnel inve/igation 
7includ+ any inve/igation into          
misconduct & any national security or   
suitability inve/igation71 any crim9al  
matt]1 or any adv]se action propos$ or  
tak5 by ! ,dep>tm5t1 includ+ any action 
"u *apt] #ge ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code4  7d7 ,lev]age ( exi/+ sy/ems ,9  
c>ry+ out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y is   
enc\rag$ to lev]age sy/ems & op]ations 9
 use on ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,,dhs     
,paid ,adm9i/rative ,leave              
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjae to implem5t 
! requirem5ts ( ?is section4  4  7b7    
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 9   
section #a7;b7 ( su* ,act is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#ajc ! foll[+ new item3  ,sec4 #ajd4    
,int]nal track+ & report+ ( adm9i/rative
 leave = p]sonnel matt]s4  4  #c4       

,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security policy    
relat+ to employees on adm9i/rative     
leave ,by n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,*ief   
,human ,capital ,(fic] ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,homel& ,security %all develop &        
implem5t a ,dep>tm5t-wide policy 9      
accordance ) exi/+ ,f$]al guidance      
specifically relat$ to ! use (          
adm9i/rative leave1 or any o!r type (   
paid non-duty /atus )\t *>ge to leave1 =
 p]sonnel matt]s4 ,su* policy %all      
include ! responsibilities ( ! compon5ts
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t = report+ in=mation      
relat+ to su* adm9i/rative leave & su*  
paid non-duty /atus to ! ,*ief ,human   
,capital ,(fic]1 z requir$ "u section   
#ajd7;a7 ( ! ,homel& ,security ,act (   
#bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-bif71 z add$ by
 section #b4 ,su* policy %all provide   
guidance on exp$it+ ! resolution ( a    
p]sonnel matt] = :i* an employee has be5
 on adm9i/rative leave or any o!r type (
 paid non-duty /atus )\t *>ge to leave =
 a p]iod ( six consecutive mon?s or     

long] 9 an objective & appropriate      
mann]4  #d4 ,reports to ,congress on    
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security employees 
on adm9i/rative leave = p]sonnel matt]s 
7a7 ,qu>t]ly reports ,n lat] ?an #cj    
days aft] ! la/ day ( ea* cal5d> qu>t] (
 #bjaf1 #bjag1 & #bjah1 ! ,*ief ,human  
,capital ,(fic] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& 
,security %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,homel& ,security ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
 ( ! ,s5ate a report on ! numb] (       
,dep>tm5t employees on adm9i/rative     
leave1 & any o!r type ( paid non-duty   
/atus )\t *>ge to leave1 = p]sonnel     
matt]s = a p]iod ( six consecutive mon?s
 or long] z ( ! la/ day ( ! qu>t] cov]$ 
by ! report4 ,ea* su* report %all       
include--  7#a7 ! co/s to ! ,dep>tm5t   
associat$ ) ! placem5t ( su* employees  
on adm9i/rative leave or su* paid       
non-duty /atus 7includ+ sal>y & b5efits7
 = ! p]iod cov]$ by ! report2 &  7#b7 a 
description ( any actions tak5 by !     

,dep>tm5t to resolve any p]sonnel matt] 
= :i* an employee has be5 plac$ on      
adm9i/rative leave or paid non-duty     
/atus )\t *>ge to leave4  7b7 ,p]sonnel 
matt]s ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m p]sonnel   
matt]s has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9       
section #ajd7;c7 ( ! ,homel& ,security  
,act ( #bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-bif71 z 
add$ by section #b4  ,june #ag1 #bjae   
,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to !    
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$