,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #djj #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dcei ,report ,no4 #aad-ebj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #aa1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,chaffetz introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,april #be1 #bjaf ,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 ,january #aa1 #bjaf ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide that ,federal employees may not be placed on administrative leave for more than #ad days during any year for misconduct or poor performance1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,administrative ,leave ,reform ,act4 #b4 ,limitation on administrative leave 7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #fc of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #fccj4 ,limitation on administrative leave 7a7 ,in general ,during any calendar year1 an employee may not be placed on administrative leave1 or any other paid non-duty status without charge to leave1 for more than #ad total days for reasons relating to misconduct or performance4 ,after an employee has been placed on administrative leave for #ad days1 the employing agency shall return the employee to duty status1 utilizing telework if available1 and assign the employee to duties if such employee is not a threat to safety1 the agency mission1 or ,government property4 7b7 ,extended administrative leave 7#a7 ,in general ,if an agency head determines that an employee is a threat to safety1 the agency mission1 or ,government property and upon the expiration of the #ad-;day period described in subsection 7a71 an agency head may place the employee on extended administrative leave for additional periods of not more than #cj days each4 7#b7 ,report ,for any additional period of #cj days granted to the employee after the initial #cj-;day extension1 the agency head shall submit to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform in the ,house of ,representatives1 the agency's authorizing committees of jurisdiction of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a report1 not later than #e business days after granting the additional period1 containing-- 7,a7 the name1 title1 position1 office or agency subcomponent1 job series1 pay grade1 and salary of the employee on administrative leave2 7,b7 a description of the work duties of the employee2 7,c7 the reason the employee is on administrative leave2 7,d7 an explanation as to why the employee is a threat to safety1 the agency mission1 or ,government property2 7,e7 an explanation as to why the employee is not able to telework or be reassigned to another position within the agency2 7,f7 in the case of a pending related investigation of the employee-- 7i7 the status of such investigation2 and 7ii7 the certification described in subsection 7c77#a72 and 7,g7 in the case of a completed related investigation of the employee-- 7i7 the results of such investigation2 and 7ii7 the reason that the employee remains on administrative leave4 7c7 ,extension pending related investigation 7#a7 ,in general ,if an employee is under a related investigation by an investigative entity at the time an additional period described under subsection 7b77#b7 is granted and1 in the opinion of the investigative entity1 additional time is needed to complete the investigation1 such entity shall certify to the applicable agency that such additional time is needed and include in the certification an estimate of the length of such additional time4 7#b7 ,limitation ,the head of an agency may not grant an additional period of administrative leave described under subsection 7b77#b7 to an employee on or after the date that is #cj days after the completion of a related investigation by an investigative entity4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the following definitions apply3 7#a7 ,investigative entity ,the term investigative entity means an internal investigative unit of the agency granting administrative leave1 the ,office of ,inspector ,general1 the ,office of the ,attorney ,general1 or the ,office of ,special ,counsel4 7#b7 ,related investigation ,the term related investigation means an investigation that pertains to the underlying reasons an employee was placed on administrative leave4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall begin to apply #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7c7 ,rules of ,construction ,nothing in the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall be construed to-- 7#a7 supersede the provisions of chapter #ge of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 or 7#b7 limit the number of days that an employee may be placed on administrative leave1 or any other paid non-duty status without charge to leave1 for reasons unrelated to misconduct or performance4 7d7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for subchapter ,,ii of chapter #fc of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding after the item relating to section #fcbi the following new item3 #fccj4 ,limitation on administrative leave4 4 ,april #be1 #bjaf ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed