,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bade  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ag1 #bjai ,ms4  
,ern/ 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,braun1 & ,mr4    
,lank=d7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ! paym5t (    
bonuses to contractors = unsatisfactory 
p]=mance4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,bogus ,bonus ,ban ,act 
( #bjai4  #b4 ,l9k+ ( aw>d & inc5tive   
fees to contract outcomes  7a7 ,guidance
 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( !    
,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget1 9        
coord9ation ) ! heads ( ,f$]al dep>tm5ts
 & ag5cies1 %all issue guidance1 )      
detail$ implem5tation in/ructions       
7includ+ def9itions71 on ! appropriate  
use ( aw>d & inc5tive fees 9 dep>tm5t or
 ag5cy programs4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,!       
guidance "u subsection 7a7 %all-- 7#a7  
ensure t all new contracts us+ aw>d fees
 l9k su* fees to outcomes 7:i* %all be  

def9$ 9 t]ms ( program co/1 s*$ule1 &   
p]=mance72  7#b7 e/abli% /&>ds =        
id5tify+ ! appropriate level ( (ficials 
au?oriz$ to approve ! use ( aw>d &      
inc5tive fees 9 new contracts2  7#c7    
provide guidance on ! circum/ances 9 :i*
 contractor p]=mance may be judg$ to be 
excell5t or sup]ior & ! p]c5tage ( !    
available aw>d fee :i* contractors %\ld 
be paid = su* p]=mance2  7#d7 e/abli%   
/&>ds = det]m9+ ! p]c5tage ( ! available
 aw>d fee1 if any1 :i* contractors %\ld 
be paid = p]=mance t is judg$ to be     
acceptable1 av]age1 expect$1 good1 or   
satisfactory2  7#e7 ensure t no aw>d fee
 may be paid = contractor p]=mance t is 
judg$ to be bel[ satisfactory p]=mance  
or p]=mance t does n meet ! basic       
requirem5ts ( ! contract2  7#f7 provide 
specific direction on ! circum/ances1 if
 any1 9 :i* x may be appropriate to roll
 ov] aw>d fees t are n e>n$ 9 "o aw>d   
fee p]iod to a subsequ5t aw>d fee p]iod 
or p]iods2  7#g7 ensure t ! ,dep>tm5t or
 ag5cy-- 7,a7 collects relevant data on 

aw>d & inc5tive fees paid to contractors
 & provides = ! inclusion ( su*         
in=mation1 includ+ a li/+ ( ea* aw>d &  
inc5tive fee s paid1 on                 
,u,s,aspending4gov1 ! se>*able website (
 gov]nm5t sp5d+ e/abli%$ pursuant to    
section #b7;b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,fund+        
,acc\ntability & ,transp>5cy ,act (     
#bjjf 7,public ,law #aji-bjf2 #ca       
,u4,s4,c4 #faja note72 &  7,b7 has      
me*anisms 9 place to evaluate su* data  
on a regul> basis2 &  7#h7 include      
p]=mance measures to evaluate !         
effectiv5ess ( aw>d & inc5tive fees z a 
tool = improv+ contractor p]=mance &    
a*iev+ desir$ program outcomes4  7c7    
,return ( une>n$ bonuses ,any funds     
int5d$ to be aw>d$ z inc5tive fees t are
 n paid due to ! inability ( a          
contractor to meet ! crit]ia e/abli%$ by
 ?is section %all be return$ to !       
,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7d7       
,inclusion ( aw>d fee z aw>d type filt] 
on ,u,s,aspending4gov ,! ,secret>y ( !  
,treasury %all include aw>d fee z a     

filt] on ,u,s,aspending4gov4