,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fbcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #f1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,baird introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to all[ ,f$]al    
,/ate ,dep>tm5t employees to file a     
confid5tial or op5 report on any fiscal 
wa/e t !y come across & e/abli%es an    
aw>d program = exempl>y employees :o    
file non-confid5tial reports on wa/eful 
sp5d+4  #a4 ,e/abli%m5t ( fiscal wa/e   
self-report+ program & fiscal           
responsibility aw>d  7a7 ,fiscal wa/e   
self-,report+ program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate ,"u ,secret>y =       
,managem5t %all "w ) ! ,director ( !    
,budget & ,plann+ ,bureau & ! ,director 
( ,global ,tal5t 9 ! ,global ,tal5t     
,managem5t ,bureau1 among o!r p]sons1 to
 e/abli% a program = employees to       
self-report fiscal wa/e !y obs]ve 9 _!  
c\rse ( employm5t4 ,)9 #fj days (       
receiv+ a report1 ! ,"u ,secret>y =     
,managem5t %all-- 7,a7 inve/igate !     

sub/ance ( ! report & det]m9e if x      
id5tifies fiscal wa/e2 &  7,b7 rectify  
all in/ances ( fiscal wa/e id5tifi$ by !
 report4  7#b7 ,confid5tiality          
,employees %all h ! opportunity to m>k  
_! submissions to ! fiscal wa/e         
self-report+ program z confid5tial4     
,in=mation 9 reports m>k$ z confid5tial 
%all-- 7,a7 be accessible only to /aff  
responsible = adm9i/]+ ! fiscal wa/e    
self-report+ program & be %>$ only ins(>
 z is necess>y to inve/igate or rectify 
! report4 ,/aff adm9i/]+ ! program %all 
n %>e ! "n or o!r id5tify+ in=mation ( !
 submitt+ employee2 &  7,b7 n be us$ 9 !
 promotion1 demotion1 or t]m9ation ( or 
o!r employm5t decisions relat+ to !     
submitt+ employee4  7#c7 ,annual report 
,! ,"u ,secret>y = ,managem5t %all      
submit to ! appropriate congressional   
committees an annual report detail+--   
7,a7 all submissions to ! fiscal wa/e   
self-report+ program t ye>2  7,b7 !     
f9d+s ( all inve/igations into ^?       
submissions2 &  7,c7 all rectify+       

actions tak5 9 response to ^?           
submissions4  7b7 ,fiscal responsibility
 aw>d  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,"u ,secret>y = 
,managem5t %all "w ) ! ,director ( !    
,budget & ,plann+ ,bureau & ! ,director 
( ,global ,tal5t 9 ! ,global ,tal5t     
,managem5t ,bureau1 among o!r p]sons1 to
 e/abli% a dep>tm5tal aw>d = any        
exempl>y employee :o-- 7,a7 recomm5ds or
 adopts significant co/ sav+ measures 9 
program implem5tation2  7,b7 id5tifies  
in/ances ( fiscal wa/e )9 a program2    
7,c7 cancels1 or recomm5ds cancellation 
(1 programs result+ 9 fiscal wa/e2 &    
7,d7 proposes a plan = reallocation (   
res\rces 9 lieu ( reque/+ great]        
appropriations4  7#b7 ,self-reports ,an 
employee's non-confid5tial submissions  
to ! fiscal wa/e self-report+ program1  
p>ticul>ly ^? result+ 9 rectification1  
%all be consid]$ 9 det]m9+ t employee's 
eligibility = ?is aw>d4  7#c7 ,frequ5cy 
,eligibility = ?is aw>d %all be det]m9$ 
on at lea/ a qu>t]ly basis4  7c7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           

,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means ! ,h\se ,committee on  
,=eign ,affairs & ! ,s5ate ,committee on
 ,=eign ,relations4  7#b7 ,fiscal wa/e  
,! t]m fiscal wa/e means-- 7,a7 any     
ineffici5cy 9 ! sp5d+ patt]ns or        
objectives ( a program2  7,b7 any       
program :i* consi/5tly does n adequately
 a*ieve its /at$ objectives2 &  7,c7 any
 program :i* no long] holds relevance or
 has become obsolete4