,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bd1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,scott ,franklin of ,florida introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,oversight and     
,government ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the heads of ,federal agencies  
to submit to ,congress an annual report 
regarding official time authorized under
 title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,taxpayer-,funded ,union ,time          
,transparency ,act4  #b4 ,annual report 
regarding labor matters  7a7            
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,agency2 collective bargaining          
agreement2 employee2 labor organization 
,the terms agency1 collective bargaining
 agreement1 employee1 and labor         
organization have the meanings given    
those terms in section #gajc of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7        
,section #gaca ,the term section #gaca  

means section #gaca of title #e1 ,united
 ,states ,code4  7b7 ,annual report ,not
 later than ,june #cj of each year that 
begins after the year in which this ,act
 is enacted1 the head of each agency    
shall submit to ,congress1 and post on  
the public website of the agency1 a     
report that details the following for   
the year covered by the report3 7#a7    
,the total cost to the agency of        
official time authorized under section  
#gaca4  7#b7 ,a detailed explanation of 
the purpose for which the agency made   
each authorization of official time     
under section #gaca4  7#c7 ,with respect
 to each employee of the agency for whom
 official time was authorized under     
section #gaca-- 7,a7 the position and   
annual rate of basic pay of the         
employee2  7,b7 the value of any bonus  
awarded to the employee2  7,c7 the cost 
to the agency of providing benefits     
7including health insurance1 retirement 
contributions1 and any other financial  
benefit other than basic pay and a      

bonus7 to the employee2  7,d7 the total 
number of hours the employee spent on   
activities for which the official time  
was authorized2 and  7,e7 the exact     
percentage that the number of hours     
described in subparagraph 7,d7          
represented with respect to the total   
number of hours worked by the employee  
for the applicable year4  7#d7 ,the     
total amount of compensation paid to    
employees of the agency to-- 7,a7       
negotiate collective bargaining         
agreements2  7,b7 negotiate agreements  
between the agency and a labor          
organization to address matters of      
employment with respect to which a      
collective bargaining agreement does not
 apply2  7,c7 process grievances        
pursuant to procedures established under
 a collective bargaining agreement2 and 
7,d7 engage in mediation1 arbitration1  
or impasse resolution in connection with
 collective bargaining disputes4  7#e7  
,the total amount of fees paid by the   
agency to arbitrators hearing grievances

 pursuant to procedures described in    
paragraph 7#d77;,c74  7#f7 ,the total   
amount paid by the agency for travel and
 lodging expenses incurred by agency    
staff 7including employees for whom     
official time was authorized under      
section #gaca and representatives of the
 agency7 who were traveling for the     
purposes of negotiating a collective    
bargaining agreement4  7#g7 ,the total  
amount of expenses paid the agency 7or  
with respect to which a labor           
organization has requested reimbursement
 from the agency7 for retaining experts 
to assist in the negotiation of a       
collective bargaining agreement4  7#h7  
,the total amount of expenses paid by   
the agency 7or with respect to which a  
labor organization has requested        
reimbursement from the agency7 for      
retaining factfinders1 mediators1 or    
arbitrators to settle a dispute arising 
under a collective bargaining agreement4
  7#i7 ,the total number of hours for   
which the agency permitted labor        

organizations1 or employees of the      
agency for whom official time was       
authorized under section #gaca1 to use  
agency property at no cost or at a      
discounted rate4  7#aj7 ,the amount of  
real estate made available by the agency
 to labor organizations1 which shall be 
measured by square footage and in       
consultation with the ,administrator of 
,general ,services4  7#aa7 ,the total   
monetary value of the uses described in 
paragraphs 7#i7 and 7#aj71 which shall  
include-- 7,a7 the cost of maintaining  
real estate made available to a labor   
organization2 and  7,b7 the cost of     
acquiring each asset made available to a
 labor organization4  7#ab7 ,the amount 
of each reimbursement collected by the  
agency with respect to a use described  
in paragraph 7#i7 or 7#aj74  7#ac7 ,the 
total amount of the expenses 7including 
the cost of administrative support and  
the cost of acquiring technology7       
incurred by the agency for purposes of  
activities conducted by a labor         

organization or a private individual    
with respect to official time authorized
 by the agency under section #gaca4     
7#ad7 ,an explanation of any increase1  
as compared to the report submitted in  
the previous year1 in the amount of     
official time authorized by the agency  
under section #gaca4  7#ae7 ,the total  
amount of penalties levied against the  
agency relating to collective bargaining
 with a labor organization1 including   
the value of arbitration awards paid to1
 or monetary settlements with1 a labor  
organization or a member of a labor     
organization4  7c7 ,,gao audits ,the    
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall1 not less frequently than 
once every #d years-- 7#a7 audit the    
accounting practices that each agency   
uses to document the items described in 
subsection 7b72 and  7#b7 if the        
,comptroller ,general finds1 in carrying
 out paragraph 7#a71 that an agency is  
not using generally accepted accounting 
principles1 at minimum1 brief the       

relevant authorizing committees of      
,congress regarding that failure by the 
agency4