,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #chf #aad? ,,congress 
#b;d ,session  ,s4 #gdb ,report ,no4    
#aad-bbf ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,m>* #af1 #bjae,ms4 ,ayotte 7=
 h]self1 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 & ,mrs4     
,fis*]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,m>* #ad1 #bjaf,report$ by ,mr4       
,johnson1 ) an amendment,strike out all 
aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 
9 italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to appropriately  
limit ! au?ority to aw>d bonuses to     
employees4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,/op ,wa/eful ,f$]al    
,bonuses ,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,bonuses    
7a7 ,adv]se f9d+s & employees "u        
inve/igation ,*apt] #de ( title #e1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  ,,iv ,limitations on  
bonus au?ority  #deca4 ,c]ta9 =ms (     
misconduct  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section--  7#a7 ! t]m adv]se f9d+ relat+
 to an employee means a det]m9ation t ! 
conduct ( ! employee-- 7,a7 violat$ a   

policy ( ! ag5cy = :i* ! employee may be
 remov$ or susp5d$2 or  7,b7 violat$ a  
law = :i* ! employee may be imprison$ ( 
m ?an #a ye>2  7#b7 ! t]m ag5cy has !   
mean+ giv5 t t]m "u section #eea2 &     
7#c7 ! t]m bonus means any bonus or ca% 
aw>d1 includ+-- 7,a7 an aw>d "u ?is     
*apt]2  7,b7 an aw>d "u section #echd2 &
  7,c7 a ret5tion bonus "u section      
#eged4  7b7 ,adv]se f9d+s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! head ( an ag5cy %all n aw>d a bonus 
to an employee ( ! ag5cy until #e ye>s  
aft] ! end ( ! fiscal ye> 9 :i* !       
,inspector ,g5]al or ano!r s5ior e?ics  
(ficial ( ! ag5cy or ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates makes an adv]se
 f9d+ relat+ to ! employee4  7#b7       
,previ\sly aw>d$ bonuses ,if !          
,inspector ,g5]al or ano!r s5ior e?ics  
(ficial ( ! ag5cy or ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates makes an adv]se
 f9d+ relat+ to an employee1 ! head ( ! 
ag5cy employ+ ! employee1 aft] notice & 
an opportunity = a he>+1 %all issue an  
ord] direct+ ! employee to repay ! am\nt

 ( any bonus aw>d$ to ! employee dur+ ! 
ye> dur+ :i* ! adv]se f9d+ is made4  4  
7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table 
( sections = *apt] #de ( title #e1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  ,,sub*apt]            
,,iv--,limitations on bonus             
au?ority#deca4 ,c]ta9 =ms ( misconduct4 
4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$
 z ! ,/op ,wa/eful ,f$]al ,bonuses ,act 
( #bjae4  #b4 ,bonuses  7a7 ,adv]se     
f9d+s & employees "u inve/igation ,*apt]
 #de ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,,iv 
,limitations on bonus au?ority  #deca4  
,c]ta9 =ms ( misconduct  7a7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,adv]se f9d+     
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m adv]se f9d+ means a
 det]m9ation by ! head ( ! ag5cy employ+
 an employee t ! conduct ( ! employee-- 
7i7 violat$ a policy ( ! ag5cy = :i* !  
employee may be remov$ or susp5d$ = a   
p]iod ( n less ?an #ad days2 or  7ii7   
violat$ a law = :i* ! employee may be   
imprison$ = m ?an #a ye>4  7,b7 ,basis  

,a det]m9ation describ$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,a7 may be bas$ on an inve/igation by1 
det]m9ation (1 or in=mation provid$ by !
 ,inspector ,g5]al or ano!r s5ior e?ics 
(ficial ( an ag5cy or ! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 z "p ( c>ry+  
out an activity1 au?ority1 or function (
 ! ,inspector ,g5]al1 s5ior e?ics       
(ficial1 or ,comptroll] ,g5]al1         
respectively1 "u a provision ( law o!r  
?an ?is section4  7#b7 ,ag5cy ,! t]m    
ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m "u section 
#eea4  7#c7 ,bonus ,! t]m bonus means   
any p]=mance aw>d or ca% aw>d "u--  7,a7
 section #deje;a2  7,b7 section #echd2  
or  7,c7 section #eged4  7b7            
,prohibition ,! head ( an ag5cy %all n  
aw>d a bonus to an employee ( ! ag5cy   
until #e ye>s aft] ! end ( ! fiscal ye> 
dur+ :i* ! head ( an ag5cy makes an     
adv]se f9d+ relat+ to ! employee4  7c7  
,aft] bonus aw>d$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,= a   
bonus aw>d$ to an employee aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is section1 if ! head ( !  
ag5cy employ+ ! employee makes an adv]se

 f9d+ relat+ to ! employee dur+ ! ye>   
dur+ :i* ! bonus is aw>d$1 ! head ( !   
ag5cy1 aft] notice & an opportunity = a 
he>+1 %all issue an ord] direct+ !      
employee to repay ! am\nt ( ! bonus4    
7#b7 ,he>+s ,a he>+ "u ?is p>agraph %all
 be conduct$ 9 accordance ) regulations 
relat+ to he>+s promulgat$ by ! head ( !
 ag5cy "u *apt] #ge4  7d7 ,condition (  
receipt ,z a condition ( receiv+ a bonus
 aw>d$ aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
section1 an employee ( an ag5cy %all    
sign a c]tification /at+ t ! employee   
%all repay ! bonus 9 accordance ) a f9al
 ord] issu$ 9 accordance ) subsection   
7c74  7e7 ,appeal ,an employee det]m9$  
to be ineligible = a bonus "u subsection
 7b7 or aga9/ :om an ord] is issu$ "u   
subsection 7c7 may appeal to ! ,m]it    
,sy/ems ,protection ,bo>d "u section    
#ggja4  4  7b7 ,rulemak+ ,! head ( ea*  
ag5cy 7z def9$ "u title #eea ( title #e1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 may promulgate    
rules to c>ry out section #deca ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$ by      

subsection 7a74  7c7 ,te*nical & con=m+ 
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = *apt] #de 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3        
,,sub*apt] ,,iv--,limitations on bonus  
au?ority#deca4 ,c]ta9 =ms ( misconduct4 
4  ,m>* #ad1 #bjaf,report$ ) an am5dm5t