,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bg1 #bjbe,ms4  
,kaptur 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 
,hoy]1 ,mr4 ,bi%op1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1    
,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1    
,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,lois      
,frankel ( ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,watson      
,coleman1 ,mrs4 ,torres ( ,cali=nia1    
,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,mr4 ,lev91  
,ms4 ,dean ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,escob>1
 ,mr4 ,mrvan1 & ,mr4 ,ivey7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #e1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to require c]ta9   
executive bran* employees to complete   
annual tra9+ on appropriations law1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,appropriations    
,compliance & ,tra9+ ,act4  #b4 ,m&atory
 appropriations law tra9+  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,*apt] #da ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section  
#daje ! foll[+ new section 7& con=m+ !  

table ( cont5ts at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] 
accord+ly73  #dajf4 ,m&atory            
appropriations law tra9+  7a7 ,tra9+    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! head ( ea* ag5cy %all  
require any employee occupy+ a cov]$    
position at ! ag5cy to complete an      
annual tra9+ c\rse on appropriations    
law4  7#b7 ,tim+ ,) respect to any      
employee occupy+ a cov]$ position on !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 su*    
tra9+ %all be complet$ n lat] ?an #a ye>
 aft] su* date & annually !reaft]4 ,)   
respect to any individual appo9t$ to a  
cov]$ position aft] su* date ( enactm5t1
 su* tra9+ %all be complet$ n lat] ?an  
#fj days aft] su* appo9tm5t & annually  
!reaft]4  7b7 ,c\rse requirem5ts  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,= purposes ( c>ry+ out !      
requirem5ts ( ?is section1 ! head ( ea* 
ag5cy %all--  7,a7 use ! appropriations 
law tra9+ c\rse (f]$ by ! ,gov]nm5t     
,acc\ntability ,(fice2  7,b7 e/abli% an 
appropriations law tra9+ c\rse )9 !     
ag5cy2 or  7,c7 use an appropriations   
law tra9+ c\rse (f]$ by any o!r ag5cy or

 contractor4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts ,if !   
head ( an ag5cy e/abli%es a tra9+ c\rse 
"u p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 or uses a tra9+   
c\rse (f]$ by an ag5cy or contractor "u 
p>agraph 7#a77;,c71 su* c\rse may n be  
implem5t$ or us$ )\t prior approval ( ! 
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &     
,budget & ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al4 ,any su*
 c\rse %all at a m9imum provide tra9+ on
 ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,! con/itutional &     
/atutory framework gov]n+ ! obligation &
 exp5diture ( appropriat$ funds1 includ+
 ! role ( ,congress & its p[] ( ! purse1
 ! role ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &       
,budget1 & ! role ( executive ag5cies 9 
! appropriations process2  7,b7 ,section
 #acja ( title #ca 7commonly ref]r$ to z
 ! ,purpose ,/atute74  7,c7 ,sections   
#acda1 #acdb1 & #aeaa ?r\gh #aeai (     
title #ca 7commonly ref]r$ to z !       
,antidefici5cy ,act74  7,d7 ,! bona fide
 ne$s rule1 includ+ section #aejb (     
title #ca4  7,e7 ,! ,imp\ndm5t ,control 
,act ( #aigd 7p>ts ,a & ,b ( title ,x ( 
! ,congressional ,budget & ,imp\ndm5t   

,control ,act ( #aigd74  7,f7 ,a        
compreh5sive review ( ! direction       
provid$ 9 ! curr5t fiscal ye>'s         
appropriation ,act & accompany+ report  
or explanatory /atem5t 7if any7 relevant
 to ! employ+ ag5cy4  7,g7 ,all possible
 p5alties an employee may be subject to 
= violat+ appropriations law4  7,h7 ,any
 o!r relevant /atutory or regulatory    
provisions conc]n+ ! prop] use (        
appropriat$ funds4  7c7 ,c]tification ,!
 head ( ea* ag5cy %all submit an annual 
report to ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &       
,budget li/+ ea* employee :o has        
complet$ su* tra9+4 ,! head %all make a 
p]man5t notation 9 ! employee's (ficial 
p]sonnel record file ea* "t su* employee
 completes su* tra9+4  7b7              
,noncompliance  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if an    
employee fails to complete ! requir$    
tra9+ "u ?is section1 aft] #de days (   
noncompliance--  7,a7 su* employee-- 7i7
 %all be susp5d$ f sup]visory au?ority  
ov] budget execution or f9ancial        
decision mak+1 includ+ obligation (     

funds2 &  7ii7 may n1 n[i?/&+ any o!r   
provision ( law1 receive any p]=mance   
bonus or increase 9 basic rate ( pay2 & 
7,b7 ! head ( ! ag5cy %all place a      
notation ( su* noncompliance 9 !        
employee's (ficial p]sonnel record file4
  7#b7 ,additional p5alties ,if an      
employee rema9s 9 noncompliance aft] #fj
 days1 su* employee %all be susp5d$ f   
access+ any ag5cy in=mation te*nology   
sy/ems & comput] networks1 includ+ email
 & f9ancial managem5t sy/ems1 until !   
employee completes ! requir$ tra9+ "u   
?is section4  7c7 ,ag5cy acc\ntability  
,! head ( ea* ag5cy %all be responsible 
= ensur+ ea* employee occupy+ a cov]$   
position is 9 compliance ) ?is section4 
,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is section & annually       
!reaft]1 ! head ( ea* ag5cy %all publi%1
 on ! ag5cy's public website1 /ati/ics  
reg>d+ compliance by su* employees ) !  
tra9+ requir$ by ?is section4  7d7      
,def9ition ( cov]$ position ,9 ?is      
section1 ! t]m cov]$ position means--   

7#a7 any position )9 ! executive bran* (
 ! ,gov]nm5t t is classifi$ at or above 
grade #aa ( ! ,g5]al ,s*$ule 7or        
equival5t72  7#b7 any political position
 7z t t]m is def9$ 9 section #d7;a7 (   
,public ,law #aad-acf72 &  7#c7 any     
,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice position 7z t 
t]m is def9$ 9 section #cacb7;a774  4   
7b7 ,implem5tation  7#a7 ,guidance ,n   
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( !    
,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t1 9        
consultation ) ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al1    
%all issue implem5tation guidance &     
ma9ta9 a li/ ( approv$ provid]s ( tra9+ 
requir$ by section #dajf ( title #e1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7z add$ by          
subsection 7a774  7#b7 ,ag5cy compliance
 plans ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! head ( ea*  
executive bran* ag5cy %all submit to !  
,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget a plan =  
implem5t+ ! tra9+ requir$ by su* section
 #dajf4