,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ag1
 #bjah ,mr4 ,sasse introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,congressional 
,accountability ,act of #aiie to provide
 for public disclosure and reimbursement
 of payments for awards and settlements1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,congressional ,workplace ,misconduct   
,accountability ,act4  #b4 ,public      
disclosure and reimbursement of payments
 for awards and settlements  7a7 ,in    
general ,section #dae of the            
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #adae7 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  7d7  
,public disclosures  7#a7 ,in general   
,for each covered payment1 the ,office  
shall publish the information described 
in paragraph 7#b7 on the public website 

of the ,office by not later than #aj    
days after the date on which the covered
 payment is made4  7#b7 ,information    
,the payment information referred to in 
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the amount 
of the covered payment1 the date on     
which the covered payment was made1 the 
identity of the involved office1 and the
 provision of part ,a of title ,,ii for 
which the violation involved was        
alleged4  7#c7 ,redaction ,upon the     
written request of an individual who    
received the covered payment1 the       
,office shall redact any information    
described in paragraph 7#b7 the         
publication of which would cause the    
involuntary disclosure of the identity  
or position of any individual who       
received the covered payment4  7e7      
,reimbursements  7#a7 ,obligation to    
reimburse covered payments  7,a7        
,responsibility of ,member to reimburse 
,for each covered payment1 the          
responsible member for the involved     
office shall reimburse the account      

described in subsection 7a7 for the     
amount of the covered payment4  7,b7    
,portion of covered payment for multiple
 offices ,if a covered payment is made  
for one or more alleged violations of   
part ,a of title ,,ii against multiple  
involved offices1 the individual who is 
the responsible member for such an      
involved office shall only be required  
to reimburse the account for the amount 
of the portion of the award or          
settlement involved attributable to the 
involved offices for which the          
individual is the responsible member4   
7#b7 ,obligation to reimburse the office
 of compliance  7,a7 ,itemized          
assessment ,for each covered payment1   
the ,office shall provide an itemized   
assessment of the costs incurred by the 
,office in administering any proceedings
 7including counseling7 related to that 
covered payment to the responsible      
member for each corresponding involved  
office4  7,b7 ,responsibility of ,member
 to reimburse ,the responsible member   

shall be responsible for reimbursing the
 ,office for the amount specified in the
 itemized assessment referred to in     
subparagraph 7,a74  7,c7 ,portion of    
costs for multiple offices ,if a covered
 payment is made for one or more alleged
 violations of part ,a of title ,,ii    
against multiple involved offices1 the  
amount of the costs assessed under this 
paragraph to an individual who is a     
responsible member for such an involved 
office shall bear the same relationship 
to the total costs described in         
subparagraph 7,a7 as the portion of the 
covered payment attributable to the     
involved offices for which the          
individual is the responsible member    
bears to the total covered payment4     
7#c7 ,withholding amounts from          
compensation  7,a7 ,establishment of    
timetable and procedures by ,committees 
,for purposes of carrying out           
subparagraph 7,b71 the applicable       
,committee shall establish a timetable  
and procedures for the withholding of   

amounts from the compensation of an     
individual who is a responsible member4 
7,b7 ,deadline ,if the individual has   
not reimbursed the account described in 
subsection 7a7 as required under        
paragraph 7#a71 or has not reimbursed   
the ,office as required under paragraph 
7#b71 prior to the expiration of the    
#ij-;day period that begins on the date 
a covered payment is made or an itemized
 assessment is provided1 respectively1  
the payroll administrator shall withhold
 the reimbursement amount from the      
individual's compensation4  7,c7        
,transfer ,the payroll administrator    
shall transfer the amount to1           
respectively-- 7i7 the account described
 in subsection 7a7 7after transferring  
to the account of the individual in the 
,thrift ,savings ,fund any amount that  
the individual had requested to be so   
transferred72 or  7ii7 the ,office4     
7,d7 ,applicable committee defined ,in  
this paragraph1 the term applicable     
,committee means--  7i7 the ,committee  

on ,house ,administration of the ,house 
of ,representatives1 in the case of an  
individual who1 at the time of the      
withholding1 is a ,member of the ,house2
 or  7ii7 the ,committee on ,rules and  
,administration of the ,senate1 in the  
case of an individual who1 at the time  
of the withholding1 is a ,senator4  7#d7
 ,administrative wage garnishment or    
other collection of wages from a        
subsequent position  7,a7 ,individual   
subject to garnishment or other         
collection ,subparagraph 7,b7 shall     
apply to an individual who is subject to
 a reimbursement requirement of this    
subsection if1 by the expiration of the 
#ahj-;day period that begins on the date
 a covered payment is made or an        
itemized assessment is provided under   
paragraph 7#b71 respectively1 the       
individual--  7i7 has not reimbursed the
 account or the ,office1 respectively1  
for the entire reimbursement amount as  
required under paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b71  
respectively2 and  7ii7 is not employed 

as a ,member of the ,house of           
,representatives or a ,senator but is   
employed in a subsequent non-,federal   
position4  7,b7 ,garnishment or other   
collection of wages ,on the expiration  
of that #ahj-;day period1 the amount of 
the reimbursement amount 7reduced by any
 amount the individual has reimbursed1  
taking into account any amounts withheld
 under paragraph 7#c77 shall be treated 
as a delinquent nontax debt and         
transferred to the ,secretary of the    
,treasury for collection4 ,upon that    
transfer1 the ,secretary of the         
,treasury shall collect the debt1 in    
accordance with section #cgaa of title  
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 including by
 administrative wage garnishment of the 
wages of the individual described in    
subparagraph 7,a7 from the position     
described in subparagraph 7,a77ii74 ,the
 ,secretary of the ,treasury shall      
transfer the collected amount to the    
account described in subsection 7a7 or  
the ,office1 as the case may be4  7#e7  

,notification to ,office of ,personnel  
,management and ,secretary of the       
,treasury ,if the individual does not   
obtain employment in a subsequent       
position referred to in paragraph       
7#d77;,a77ii71 not later than #ij days  
after the individual is first no longer 
receiving compensation as a ,member or a
 ,senator1 the amounts withheld or      
collected under this subsection have not
 been sufficient to reimburse the       
account described in subsection 7a7 or  
the ,office1 for the reimbursement      
amount1 the payroll administrator--     
7,a7 shall notify the ,director of the  
,office of ,personnel ,management1 who  
shall take such actions as the ,director
 considers appropriate to withhold from 
any annuity payable to the individual   
under chapter #hc or chapter #hd of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 and    
transfer to the account described in    
subsection 7a7 or the ,office1          
respectively1 the reimbursement amount2 
and  7,b7 shall notify the ,secretary of

 the ,treasury1 who 7if necessary71     
notwithstanding section #bjg of the     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#djg71 shall take such actions as the   
,secretary of the ,treasury considers   
appropriate to withhold from any payment
 to the individual under title ,,ii of  
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #dja et seq47 and transfer to 
the account described in subsection 7a7 
or the ,office1 respectively1 such      
amounts as may be necessary to reimburse
 the account for the reimbursement      
amount4  7#f7 ,coordination between     
,,opm and ,treasury ,the ,director of   
the ,office of ,personnel ,management   
and the ,secretary of the ,treasury     
shall carry out paragraph 7#e7 in a     
manner that ensures the coordination of 
the withholding and transferring of     
amounts under such paragraph1 in        
accordance with regulations promulgated 
by the ,director and the ,secretary4    
7#g7 ,right to intervene ,an individual 
who is subject to the reimbursement     

requirement of paragraph 7#a7 shall have
 the unconditional right to intervene in
 any mediation1 hearing1 or civil action
 under this title to protect the        
interests of the individual in the      
determination of whether an award or    
settlement described in paragraph 7#a7  
should be made1 and the amount of any   
such award or settlement1 except that   
nothing in this paragraph may be        
construed to require the covered        
employee who filed the claim to be      
deposed by counsel for the individual in
 a deposition that is separate from any 
other deposition taken from the employee
 in connection with the hearing or civil
 action4  7f7 ,definitions ,in this     
section-- 7#a7 the term covered payment 
means a payment made under subsection   
7a7 for an award or settlement relating 
to one or more alleged violations of    
part ,a of title ,,ii involving one or  
more employing offices described in     
subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c7 of     
section #aja7i72  7#b7 the term involved

 office means an employing office       
described in subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 or
 7,c7 of section #aja7i7 which was the  
subject of one or more alleged          
violations of part ,a of title ,,ii that
 resulted in a covered payment2  7#c7   
the term payroll administrator means--  
7,a7 in the case of an individual who is
 a ,member of the ,house of             
,representatives1 the ,chief            
,administrative ,officer of the ,house  
of ,representatives1 or an employee of  
the ,office of the ,chief               
,administrative ,officer who is         
designated by the ,chief ,administrative
 ,officer to carry out this subsection2 
or  7,b7 in the case of an individual   
who is a ,senator1 the ,secretary of the
 ,senate1 or an employee of the ,office 
of the ,secretary of the ,senate who is 
designated by the ,secretary to carry   
out this subsection2  7#d7 the term     
reimbursement amount means-- 7,a7 in the
 case of an individual required under   
subsection 7e77#a7 to reimburse the     

account described in subsection 7a71 an 
amount sufficient to make that          
reimbursement2 and  7,b7 in the case of 
an individual required under subsection 
7e77#b7 to reimburse the ,office1 an    
amount sufficient to make that          
reimbursement2 and  7#e7 the term       
responsible member means the ,member of 
the ,house of ,representatives or the   
,senator with the final authority to    
appoint1 hire1 discharge1 and set the   
terms1 conditions1 or privileges of the 
employment within an involved office4  4
  7b7 ,applicability ,the amendment made
 by subsection 7a7 shall apply with     
respect to any covered payment 7as      
defined in section #dae7;f77#a7 of the  
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #adae7;f77#a771 as  
added by subsection 7a77 made on or     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4