,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bb1         
#bjag,mrs4 ,fischer 7for herself1 ,mrs4 
,mc,caskill1 and ,mr4 ,heller7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1  
to appropriately limit the authority to 
award bonuses to ,federal employees4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the 8,stop ,improper ,federal       
,bonuses ,act04  #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 a 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  
the term in 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  7#d7 ,employee   
,the term employee means an employee of 
an agency4  7b7 ,prohibition ,the head  
of an agency may not award a bonus to an
 employee of the agency until the date  
that is #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 in 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 subsection 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 shall sign a       
certification stating that the employee 
shall repay the bonus in accordance with
 a final order issued under 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
 submit an appeal to the ,merit ,systems
 ,protection ,board under section #ggja4
  4  7b7 ,rulemaking ,the head of each  
agency1 as defined in section #eea of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 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 8,,subchapter                
,,iv--,limitations on bonus             
authority8#deca4 ,certain forms of      

misconduct404