,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ag1  
#bjai,mr4 ,paul 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,bennet1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4
 ,lee1 and ,mr4 ,portman7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to strengthen     
employee cost savings suggestions       
programs within the ,federal            
,government4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,bonuses for   
,cost-,cutters ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,cost
 savings enhancements  7a7 ,in general  
7#a7 ,definitions ,section #deaa of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended-- 7,a7 in the section heading1  
by striking ,definition and inserting   
,definitions2 and  7,b7 in subsection   
7a7-- 7i7 by striking this subchapter1  
the term and inserting the following3   
8this subchapter--  7#a7 the term  2    
7ii7 by striking the period at the end  

and inserting 2 and2 and  7iii7 by      
adding at the end the following3  7#b7  
the term surplus salaries and expenses  
funds means amounts made available for  
the salaries and expenses account1 or   
equivalent account1 of an agency--  7,a7
 that are identified by an employee of  
the agency under section #deab7;a7 as   
unnecessary2  7,b7 that the ,inspector  
,general of the agency or other agency  
employee designated under section       
#deab7;b7 determines are not required   
for the purpose for which the amounts   
were made available2  7,c7 that the     
,chief ,financial ,officer of the agency
 determines are not required for the    
purpose for which the amounts were made 
available2 and  7,d7 the rescission of  
which would not be detrimental to the   
full execution of the purposes for which
 the amounts were made available4  4    
7#b7 ,authority ,section #deab of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 
7,a7 in subsection 7a7--  7i7 in the    
matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by     

inserting or identification of surplus  
salaries and expenses funds after       
mismanagement2  7ii7 in paragraph 7#b71 
by inserting or identification after    
disclosure2 and  7iii7 in the matter    
following paragraph 7#b71 by inserting  
or identification after disclosure2 and 
7,b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7c7 7#a7 ,the ,inspector ,general of  
an agency or other agency employee      
designated under subsection 7b7 shall   
refer to the ,chief ,financial ,officer 
of the agency any potential surplus     
salaries and expenses funds identified  
by an employee that the ,inspector      
,general or other agency employee       
determines meets the requirements under 
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,d7 of section  
#deaa7;a77#b71 along with any           
recommendations of the ,inspector       
,general or other agency employee4  7#b7
 7,a7 ,if the ,chief ,financial ,officer
 of the agency determines that potential
 surplus salaries and expenses funds    
referred under paragraph 7#a7 meet the  

requirements under section              
#deaa7;a77#b71 except as provided in    
subsection 7d71 the head of the agency  
shall transfer the amount of the surplus
 salaries and expenses funds from the   
applicable appropriations account to the
 general fund of the ,treasury4  7,b7   
,any amounts transferred under          
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be deposited in 
the ,treasury and used for deficit      
reduction1 except that in the case of a 
fiscal year for which there is no       
,federal budget deficit1 such amounts   
shall be used to reduce the ,federal    
debt 7in such manner as the ,secretary  
of the ,treasury considers appropriate74
  7#c7 ,the ,inspector ,general or other
 agency employee designated under       
subsection 7b7 for each agency and the  
,chief ,financial ,officer for each     
agency shall issue standards and        
definitions for purposes of making      
determinations relating to potential    
surplus salaries and expenses funds     
identified by an employee under this    

subsection4  7d7 7#a7 ,the head of an   
agency may retain not more than #aj     
percent of amounts to be transferred to 
the general fund of the ,treasury under 
subsection 7c77#b74  7#b7 ,amounts      
retained by the head of an agency under 
paragraph 7#a7 may be-- 7,a7 used for   
the purpose of paying a cash award under
 subsection 7a7 to one or more employees
 who identified the surplus salaries and
 expenses funds2 and  7,b7 to the extent
 amounts remain after paying cash awards
 under subsection 7a71 transferred or   
reprogrammed for use by the agency1 in  
accordance with any limitation on such a
 transfer or reprogramming under any    
other provision of law4  7e7 7#a7 ,not  
later than ,october #a of each fiscal   
year1 the head of each agency shall     
submit to the ,secretary of the         
,treasury a report identifying the total
 savings achieved during the previous   
fiscal year through disclosures of      
possible fraud1 waste1 or mismanagement 
and identifications of surplus salaries 

and expenses funds by an employee4  7#b7
 ,not later than ,september #cj of each 
fiscal year1 the head of each agency    
shall submit to the ,secretary of the   
,treasury a report that1 for the        
previous fiscal year--  7,a7 describes  
each disclosure of possible fraud1      
waste1 or mismanagement or              
identification of potentially surplus   
salaries and expenses funds by an       
employee of the agency determined by the
 agency to have merit2 and  7,b7        
provides the number and amount of cash  
awards by the agency under subsection   
7a74  7#c7 ,the head of each agency     
shall include the information described 
in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 in each     
budget request of the agency submitted  
to the ,office of ,management and       
,budget as part of the preparation of   
the budget of the ,president submitted  
to ,congress under section #aaje7;a7 of 
title #ca4  7#d7 ,the ,secretary of the 
,treasury shall submit to the ,committee
 on ,appropriations of the ,senate1 the 

,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives1 and the     
,government ,accountability ,office an  
annual report on ,federal cost saving   
and awards based on the reports         
submitted under paragraphs 7#a7 and     
7#b74  7f7 ,the ,director of the ,office
 of ,personnel ,management shall--  7#a7
 ensure that the cash award program of  
each agency complies with this section2 
and  7#b7 submit to ,congress an annual 
certification indicating whether the    
cash award program of each agency       
complies with this section4  7g7 ,not   
later than #c years after the date of   
enactment of this subsection1 and every 
#c years thereafter1 the ,comptroller   
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
submit to ,congress a report on the     
operation of the cost savings and awards
 program under this section1 including  
any recommendations for legislative     
changes4  4  7#c7 ,technical and        
conforming amendment ,the table of      
sections for subchapter ,,ii of chapter 

#de of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 
is amended by striking the item relating
 to section #deaa and inserting the     
following3  #deaa4 ,definitions and     
general provisions4  4  7#d7 ,sunset    
,effective #f years after the date of   
enactment of this ,act-- 7,a7 section   
#deaa of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended--  7i7 in the section 
heading1 by striking ,definitions and   
inserting ,definition2 and  7ii7 in     
subsection 7a7--  7,i7 in paragraph     
7#a71 by striking 2 and and inserting a 
period2  7,,ii7 by striking this        
subchapter-- and all that follows       
through the term agency means and       
inserting this subchapter1 the term     
agency means2 and  7,,iii7 by striking  
paragraph 7#b72  7,b7 section #deab of  
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended--  7i7 in subsection 7a7--  7,i7
 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71
 by striking or identification of       
surplus salaries and expenses funds2    
7,,ii7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking or

 identification2 and  7,,iii7 in the    
matter following paragraph 7#b71 by     
striking or identification2 and  7ii7 by
 striking subsections 7c7 through 7g72  
and  7,c7 the table of sections for     
subchapter ,,ii of chapter #de of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by
 striking the item relating to section  
#deaa and inserting the following3      
#deaa4 ,definitions and general         
provisions4  4  7b7 ,officers eligible  
for cash awards  7#a7 ,in general       
,section #deji of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended to read as    
follows3  #deji4 ,prohibition of cash   
award to certain officers  7a7          
,definitions ,in this section1 the term 
agency--  7#a7 has the meaning given    
that term under section #eea7a72 and    
7#b7 includes an entity described in    
section #deja7a74  7b7 ,prohibition ,an 
officer may not receive a cash award    
under this subchapter if the officer--  
7#a7 serves in a position at level ,i of
 the ,executive ,schedule2  7#b7 is the 

head of an agency2 or  7#c7 is a        
commissioner1 board member1 or other    
voting member of an independent         
establishment4  4  7#b7 ,technical and  
conforming amendment ,the table of      
sections for chapter #de of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking the item relating to section   
#deji and inserting the following3      
#deji4 ,prohibition of cash award to    
certain officers4  4