H.R. 6295 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6295 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 28, 2018Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, and Mr. Young of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To require a Government political appointee to reimburse the Government for the unlawful use of Federal funds, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cut the Perks Act. 2. Reimbursement for unlawful use of Federal funds by political appointees (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date that an Inspector General or the Government Accountability Office make a joint determination that a political appointee made a personal request for the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds in willful violation of Federal law, rule, or regulation, the political appointee shall reimburse the Government for the amount of the obligation or expenditure. For purposes of this subsection, a joint determination is deemed to have occurred if— (1) the Government Accountability Office issues a decision or opinion that an obligation or expenditure of Federal funds is in violation of Federal law, rule, or regulation; and (2) an Inspector General finds that a political appointee made a personal request for the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds in willful violation of Federal law, rule, or regulation. (b) Definition of political appointee In this section, the term political appointee means any officer or employee of the Government— (1) appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and (2) in a position of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations.