,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cgh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #i1 #bjag,mr4 ,fleischmann 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cooper7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to enhance the authority under which ,federal agencies may pay cash awards to employees for making cost saving disclosures1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,bonuses for ,cost-,cutters ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,cost savings enhancements 7a7 ,definitions ,section #deaa of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1 by striking ,definition and inserting ,definitions2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 7,b7 by striking this subchapter1 the term and inserting the following3 8this subchapter-- 7#a7 the term 2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 the term unnecessary expenses means amounts made available for salaries and expenses accounts1 operations and maintenance accounts1 or other equivalent accounts-- 7,a7 that are identified by an employee of the agency under section #deab7;a7 as unnecessary2 7,b7 that the ,chief ,financial ,officer of the agency determines are not required for the purpose for which the amounts were made available2 and 7,c7 the rescission of which would not be detrimental to the full execution of the purposes for which the amounts were made available4 4 7b7 ,authority ,section #deab of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by inserting ,the head of an agency may pay a cash award to any employee of such agency whose identification of unnecessary expenses to the ,chief ,financial ,officer of the agency has resulted in cost savings for the agency4 after the first sentence2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#a7 by striking #aj1jjj and inserting #bj1jjj2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by inserting ,chief ,financial ,officer1 after ,inspector ,general12 7ii7 by striking employee designated under subsection 7b7 and inserting designated employee2 and 7iii7 by inserting or identification after disclosure2 and 7,d7 in the matter following paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by inserting 1 ,chief ,financial ,officer1 after ,inspector ,general2 and 7ii7 by inserting or identification after disclosure2 7#b7 in subsection 7b7 by striking awards permitted under this section and inserting awards for the disclosure of fraud1 waste1 or mismanagement under this section2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7c7 7#a7 ,if the ,chief ,financial ,officer of the agency determines that potential unnecessary expenses identified by an employee meet the requirements of subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d7 of section #deaa7;a77#b71 except as provided in subsection 7d71 the head of the agency shall transfer the amount of the unnecessary expenses or unnecessary budget authority from the applicable appropriations account to the general fund of the ,treasury4 7#b7 ,any amounts transferred under paragraph 7#a7 shall be deposited in the ,treasury and used for deficit reduction1 except that in the case of a fiscal year for which there is no ,federal budget deficit1 such amounts shall be used to reduce the ,federal debt 7in such manner as the ,secretary of the ,treasury considers appropriate74 7#c7 ,in the case of an agency for which there is no ,chief ,financial ,officer1 the head of the agency shall designate an agency employee who shall have the authority to make the determinations for identification of unnecessary expenses under this section4 7d7 7#a7 ,the head of an agency may retain not more than #aj percent of amounts to be transferred to the general fund of the ,treasury under subsection 7c77#a74 7#b7 ,amounts retained by the head of an agency under paragraph 7#a7 may be-- 7,a7 used for the purpose of paying a cash award under subsection 7a7 to one or more employees who identified the unnecessary expenses2 and 7,b7 to the extent amounts remain after paying cash awards under subsection 7a71 transferred or reprogrammed for use by the agency1 in accordance with any limitation on such a transfer or reprogramming under any other provision of law4 7e7 7#a7 ,not later than ,october #a of each fiscal year1 the head of each agency shall submit to the ,secretary of the ,treasury a report identifying the total savings achieved during the previous fiscal year through disclosures of possible fraud1 waste1 or mismanagement and identifications of unnecessary expenses by an employee4 7#b7 ,not later than ,september #cj of each fiscal year1 the head of each agency shall submit to the ,secretary of the ,treasury a report that1 for the previous fiscal year-- 7,a7 describes each disclosure of possible fraud1 waste1 or mismanagement or identification of potentially unnecessary expenses by an employee of the agency determined by the agency to have merit2 and 7,b7 provides the number and amount of cash awards by the agency under subsection 7a74 7#c7 ,the head of each agency shall include the information described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 in each budget request of the agency submitted to the ,office of ,management and ,budget as part of the preparation of the budget of the ,president submitted to ,congress under section #aaje7;a7 of title #ca4 7#d7 ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall submit to the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,government ,accountability ,office an annual report on ,federal cost saving and awards based on the reports submitted under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74 7f7 ,the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management shall-- 7#a7 ensure that the cash award program of each agency complies with this section2 and 7#b7 submit to ,congress an annual certification indicating whether the cash award program of each agency complies with this section4 7g7 ,not later than #c years after the date of enactment of the ,bonuses for ,cost-,cutters ,act of #bjag1 and every #c years thereafter1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to ,congress a report on the operation of the cost savings and awards program under this section1 including any recommendations for legislative changes4 4 7c7 ,technical and conforming amendment ,the table of sections for subchapter ,,ii of chapter #de of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking the item relating to section #deaa and inserting the following3 #deaa4 ,definitions and general provisions4 4 #c4 ,officers eligible for cash awards 7a7 ,in general ,section #deji of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to read as follows3 #deji4 ,prohibition of cash award to certain officers and employees ,an individual may not receive a cash award under this subchapter if the individual-- 7#a7 is an officer serving in a position at level ,i of the ,executive ,schedule2 7#b7 is the head of an agency2 7#c7 is an officer or employee of the ,office of the ,inspector ,general of an agency2 or 7#d7 is a commissioner1 board member1 or other voting member of an independent establishment4 4 7b7 ,technical and conforming amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #de of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking the item relating to section #deji and inserting the following3 #deji4 ,prohibition of cash award to certain officers and employees4 4