,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #chf #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #gdb ,report ,no4 #aad-bbf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #af1 #bjae,ms4 ,ayotte 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 and ,mrs4 ,fischer7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,march #ad1 #bjaf,reported by ,mr4 ,johnson1 with an amendment,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,a ,,bill ,to appropriately limit the authority to award bonuses to employees4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop ,wasteful ,federal ,bonuses ,act of #bjae4 #b4 ,bonuses 7a7 ,adverse findings and employees under investigation ,chapter #de of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,,iv ,limitations on bonus authority #deca4 ,certain forms of misconduct 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term adverse finding relating to an employee means a determination that the conduct of the employee-- 7,a7 violated a policy of the agency for which the employee may be removed or suspended2 or 7,b7 violated a law for which the employee may be imprisoned of more than #a year2 7#b7 the term agency has the meaning given that term under section #eea2 and 7#c7 the term bonus means any bonus or cash award1 including-- 7,a7 an award under this chapter2 7,b7 an award under section #echd2 and 7,c7 a retention bonus under section #eged4 7b7 ,adverse findings 7#a7 ,in general ,the head of an agency shall not award a bonus to an employee of the agency until #e years after the end of the fiscal year in which the ,inspector ,general or another senior ethics official of the agency or the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states makes an adverse finding relating to the employee4 7#b7 ,previously awarded bonuses ,if the ,inspector ,general or another senior ethics official of the agency or the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states makes an adverse finding relating to an employee1 the head of the agency employing the employee1 after notice and an opportunity for a hearing1 shall issue an order directing the employee to repay the amount of any bonus awarded to the employee during the year during which the adverse finding is made4 4 7b7 ,technical and conforming amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #de of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,,subchapter ,,iv--,limitations on bonus authority#deca4 ,certain forms of misconduct4 4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop ,wasteful ,federal ,bonuses ,act of #bjae4 #b4 ,bonuses 7a7 ,adverse findings and employees under investigation ,chapter #de of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,,iv ,limitations on bonus authority #deca4 ,certain forms of misconduct 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,adverse finding 7,a7 ,in general ,the term adverse finding means a determination by the head of the agency employing an employee that the conduct of the employee-- 7i7 violated a policy of the agency for which the employee may be removed or suspended for a period of not less than #ad days2 or 7ii7 violated a law for which the employee may be imprisoned for more than #a year4 7,b7 ,basis ,a determination described in subparagraph 7,a7 may be based on an investigation by1 determination of1 or information provided by the ,inspector ,general or another senior ethics official of an agency or the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states1 as part of carrying out an activity1 authority1 or function of the ,inspector ,general1 senior ethics official1 or ,comptroller ,general1 respectively1 under a provision of law other than this section4 7#b7 ,agency ,the term agency has the meaning given that term under section #eea4 7#c7 ,bonus ,the term bonus means any performance award or cash award under-- 7,a7 section #deje;a2 7,b7 section #echd2 or 7,c7 section #eged4 7b7 ,prohibition ,the head of an agency shall not award a bonus to an employee of the agency until #e years after the end of the fiscal year during which the head of an agency makes an adverse finding relating to the employee4 7c7 ,after bonus awarded 7#a7 ,in general ,for a bonus awarded to an employee after the date of enactment of this section1 if the head of the agency employing the employee makes an adverse finding relating to the employee during the year during which the bonus is awarded1 the head of the agency1 after notice and an opportunity for a hearing1 shall issue an order directing the employee to repay the amount of the bonus4 7#b7 ,hearings ,a hearing under this paragraph shall be conducted in accordance with regulations relating to hearings promulgated by the head of the agency under chapter #ge4 7d7 ,condition of receipt ,as a condition of receiving a bonus awarded after the date of enactment of this section1 an employee of an agency shall sign a certification stating that the employee shall repay the bonus in accordance with a final order issued in accordance with subsection 7c74 7e7 ,appeal ,an employee determined to be ineligible for a bonus under subsection 7b7 or against whom an order is issued under subsection 7c7 may appeal to the ,merit ,systems ,protection ,board under section #ggja4 4 7b7 ,rulemaking ,the head of each agency 7as defined under title #eea of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code7 may promulgate rules to carry out section #deca of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by subsection 7a74 7c7 ,technical and conforming amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #de of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,,subchapter ,,iv--,limitations on bonus authority#deca4 ,certain forms of misconduct4 4 ,march #ad1 #bjaf,reported with an amendment