,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #biec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj1
 #bjbe,ms4 ,ernst 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,risch1 and ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1  
to provide for dual pay and dual        
employment accountability4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,dismantling ,double ,dippers ,act of   
#bjbe4  #b4 ,dual pay and dual          
employment accountability  7a7 ,in      
general ,section #eecc of title #e1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7f7   
7#a7 ,except as otherwise explicitly    
provided1 an individual may not1 while  
serving as an officer or employee of the
 ,united ,states1 directly or           
indirectly-- 7,a7 hold or perform the   
duties of more than #a position in the  

civil service at the same time2  7,b7   
enter into or apply for a contract for  
the procurement of property or services 
with any department or agency or        
instrumentality of the ,united ,states2 
or  7,c7 receive compensation or any    
other financial benefit under a contract
 with any department1 agency1 or        
instrumentality of the ,united ,states4 
7#b7 ,any individual who knowingly      
violates this subsection shall-- 7,a7   
repay all amounts received in violation 
of this section1 with interest1 as      
determined by the applicable agency2 and
  7,b7 be referred to the ,department of
 ,justice for investigation1 and1 as    
appropriate1 criminal prosecution4  7#c7
 ,each agency shall notify the inspector
 general of the agency or the ,inspector
 ,general of the ,office of ,personnel  
,management of any suspected violation  
of this section4  7g7 7#a7 ,the         
,inspector ,general of the ,office of   
,personnel ,management shall annually   
audit personnel and payroll records to  

identify violations of this section     
during the preceding year and submit to 
,congress1 the heads of each agency1 and
 the inspectors general of each agency a
 report on the audit4  7#b7 ,each audit 
required under paragraph 7#a7 shall--   
7,a7 cross-reference payroll records1   
time and attendance records1 the ,office
 of ,personnel ,management ,enterprise  
,human ,resources ,integration ,system  
7or any successor system71 and other    
employment verification sources1        
including ,internal ,revenue ,service   
data2  7,b7 include a risk-based review 
of telework and contractor positions    
where overlapping employment may be     
concealed2 and  7,c7 quantify instances 
of violations of this section1 the      
amounts recovered1 and any disciplinary 
or enforcement actions taken4  4