,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aaha ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #ac1 #bjai,mrs4 ,bustos 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4 ,cooper1 ,mr4 ,rose of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,mr4 ,harder of ,california1 ,ms4 ,sherrill1 ,mrs4 ,axne1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,mr4 ,casten of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,malinowski1 ,mrs4 ,lee of ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,stanton1 ,ms4 ,davids of ,kansas1 ,ms4 ,hill of ,california1 ,ms4 ,torres ,small of ,new ,mexico1 ,mrs4 ,craig1 ,mr4 ,o',halleran1 and ,mr4 ,crow7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform ,a ,,bill ,to require certain individuals employed by the ,federal ,government to give #cj days written notice to the ,committees on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate for certain obligations or expenditures over #e1jjj to furnish or redecorate the office of such individual1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,reining in ,irresponsible ,decorating ,expenses ,act4 #b4 ,notice ,requirement for ,obligations and ,expenditures to ,furnish or ,redecorate ,offices in ,excess of #e1jjj 7a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subsections 7d7 and 7e71 during the period in which an individual is the head of an agency or occupies a position in the ,federal ,government that requires confirmation by the ,senate1 funds may not be obligated or expended in excess of #e1jjj to furnish or redecorate the office of such individual1 or to purchase furniture or make improvements for any such office1 unless written notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted to the ,committees on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate not later than #cj days before the date on which such obligation or expenditure occurs4 7b7 ,notice ,requirements ,the written notice required under subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 a statement containing-- 7,a7 a justification for the obligation or expense that relates to health1 safety1 or accessability2 or 7,b7 an explanation of how the obligation or expense aligns with and advances the mission of the agency2 and 7#b7 an overview of the current state of agency affairs1 including-- 7,a7 whether a hiring freeze is in place at the agency at the time of the notice2 7,b7 information on agency staffing levels1 including a list of positions that have been vacant for longer than #abj days and an explanation for why such positions have not been filled2 7,c7 a list of delays longer than #cj days in the administration of grants with the potential to impact public health or safety2 7,d7 the number of pending requests for information under section #eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as the ,freedom of ,information ,act71 including the number of requests that the agency failed to respond to within #bj days after the date on which the initial request is received2 and 7,e7 a list of any recommendation that has not been implemented from the ,government ,accountability ,office that relates to the agency4 7c7 ,repayment for ,failure ,to ,comply with ,notice ,requirement 7#a7 ,finding of a ,failure to ,comply ,if an inspector general of an agency finds that the individual described in subsection 7a7 for that agency has failed to comply with the notice required under subsection 7a71 such individual shall make a payment to the ,treasury of the ,united ,states in an amount equal to any obligation or expense in excess of the #e1jjj limitation under that subsection1 increased by an interest rate equal to the interest rate for a ,federal ,direct ,,plus ,loan on the date on which the purchase was made4 7#b7 ,repayment ,timing ,repayment1 or an agreement on a payment plan with the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 shall occur not later than #ij days after the date on which an inspector general finds a violation of the notice requirement under subsection 7a74 7d7 ,exception to ,notice ,rule ,notwithstanding subsection 7a7 and except as provided in subsection 7e71 an individual may not exceed the #e1jjj limitation under subsection 7a7 in the following circumstances3 7#a7 ,the individual is in violation of section #acda of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 and1 if applicable1 the individual has not taken remedial action pursuant to an agreement with the ,government ,accountability ,office4 7#b7 ,the individual is under investigation by the inspector general for an agency for corruption- or spending-related misconduct4 7#c7 ,the individual is under investigation by the ,office of ,special ,counsel for conduct including retaliation or harassment in the workplace4 7#d7 ,the individual has outstanding amounts due under subsection 7c7 for previous furnishing or redecorating4 7e7 ,exception for ,accommodations for ,disabilities and ,health ,risks 7#a7 ,in general ,subsection 7d7 does not apply to expenses related to-- 7,a7 reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities2 and 7,b7 the elimination of health risks4 7#b7 ,notice ,timing ,the #cj-;day notice requirement under subsection 7a7 does not apply to expenses related to reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities or the elimination of health risks1 provided written notice is transmitted in advance of an obligation or expense4 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,agency ,the term agency has the meaning given the term in section #aje of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 inspector general ,the term inspector general includes the head of the office that most closely resembles the audit and investigation functions of an inspector general1 in the case that an agency does not have an inspector general4 7#c7 ,office ,the term office includes the entire suite of ,government offices assigned to the individual1 as well as any other space used primarily by the individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the individual4 7g7 ,effective ,date ,this section shall apply to any obligation or expenditure occurring after the date that is #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4