#aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dbh ,,an ,,act ,to amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to enhance the authority under which ,federal agencies may pay cash awards to employees for making cost saving and improper payment disclosures1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,bonuses for ,cost-,cutters and ,fraud ,preventers ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,cost savings enhancements 7a7 ,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-- 7,a7 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 7,b7 by striking this subchapter1 the term and inserting the following3 8this subchapter-- 7#a7 the term 2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 the terms improper payment and payment have the meanings given such terms1 respectively1 in section #ccea of title #ca2 and 7#c7 the term wasteful expenses means amounts made available for salaries and expenses accounts1 operations and maintenance accounts1 or other equivalent accounts-- 7,a7 that are identified by an employee of the agency under section #deab7;a7 as wasteful2 and 7,b7 that the ,chief ,financial ,officer of the agency determines are not required for the purpose for which the amounts were made available4 4 7b7 ,authority ,section #deab of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the heading1 by inserting and improper payment before disclosures2 7#b7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by inserting after the first sentence the following3 ,the head of an agency may pay a cash award to any employee of such agency whose identification of wasteful expenses to the ,chief ,financial ,officer of such agency1 through a process determined by the head of such agency1 has resulted in cost savings for the agency or prevented a payment that1 if made1 would be an improper payment resulting in financial loss to the ,government42 7,b7 in paragraph 7#a7 by striking #aj1jjj and inserting #bj1jjj2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by inserting or prevented improper payments after cost savings2 7ii7 by inserting ,chief ,financial ,officer1 after ,inspector ,general12 7iii7 by striking subsection 7b7 and inserting subsection 7b7 or 7c71 as applicable2 and 7iv7 by inserting or identification after disclosure2 and 7,d7 in the matter following paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by inserting 1 ,chief ,financial ,officer1 after ,inspector ,general2 7ii7 by inserting or prevented improper payments after cost savings2 and 7iii7 by inserting or identification after disclosure2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7c7 7#a7 ,if the ,chief ,financial ,officer of an agency determines that potential wasteful expenses identified by an employee meet the requirements of section #deaa7;a77#c77;,b71 the head of such agency shall notify the ,president4 7#b7 ,if the ,chief ,financial ,officer of an agency determines that a payment identified by an employee would1 if made1 be an improper payment resulting in financial loss to the ,government1 the head of such agency shall notify the ,secretary of the ,treasury of such payment for purposes of preventing similar improper payments4 7#c7 ,in the case of an agency for which there is no ,chief ,financial ,officer1 the head of the agency shall designate an agency employee who shall have the authority to make the determinations for identification of wasteful expenses or prevented improper payments under this section4 7d7 ,the head of each agency shall make available1 along with1 and in the same manner and form as1 the provision of information required under section #aaaf of title #ca1 information on disclosures of wasteful expenses or prevented improper payments pursuant to which an award was made under this section1 including-- 7#a7 a description of each disclosure of possible wasteful expenses or improper payments identified by an employee and determined by the agency to have merit2 and 7#b7 the number and amount of cash awards provided by the agency under subsection 7a74 7e7 ,an individual may not receive a cash award under this subchapter if the individual is-- 7#a7 an officer or employee of the ,office of the ,inspector ,general of an agency2 or 7#b7 ineligible for a cash award under section #deji4 7f7 ,the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget and the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 shall-- 7#a7 ensure that the cash award program of each agency under this section complies with this section2 and 7#b7 submit to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate an annual certification indicating whether the cash award program of each agency under this section complies with this section4 7g7 ,not later than #c years after the date of enactment of the ,bonuses for ,cost-,cutters and ,fraud ,preventers ,act of #bjbf1 and every #b years thereafter for #d years1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a report on the operation of the cost savings and awards program under this section1 including any recommendations for legislative changes4 4 7c7 ,office of ,management and ,budget guidance 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management and the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 shall issue guidance to ,federal agencies on implementing the amendments made by this ,act4 7#b7 ,contents ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall include in the guidance required by paragraph 7#a7 the following3 7,a7 ,guidelines for employees of ,federal agencies to identify and report within the agency of such employee a wasteful expense or improper payment4 7,b7 ,guidelines for ,federal agencies to make a determination as to whether an identification of a wasteful expense or improper payment is appropriate4 7,c7 ,guidelines for determining an appropriate cash award for an employee of a ,federal agency who identifies and reports a wasteful expense or improper payment1 including any considerations for such employee's grade1 locality pay1 and other considerations that may factor into the aggregate compensation limit applicable to such employee in a given calendar year4 7,d7 ,procedures for reporting actions taken under the amendments made by this ,act to the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 the ,department of the ,treasury1 and the ,office of ,personnel ,management1 as appropriate4 7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7e7 ,technical and conforming amendment ,the table of sections for subchapter ,,ii of chapter #de of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking the item relating to section #deaa and inserting the following3 #deaa4 ,definitions and general provisions4 2 and 7#b7 by striking the item relating to section #deab and inserting the following3 #deab4 ,agency awards for cost savings and improper payment disclosures4 4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,june #h1 #bjbf4;,clerk4