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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 271

To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the existing Federal

employee bonus and incentive award programs and establish a program

for incentive awards for Federal employees only for suggestions, inventions, or other personal efforts which cause a demonstrable monetary

savings to the Government.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 4, 1995

Mr. JACOBS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on Government Reform and Oversight

A BILL

To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the existing Federal employee bonus and incentive award programs and establish a program for incentive awards for

Federal employees only for suggestions, inventions, or

other personal efforts which cause a demonstrable monetary savings to the Government.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Government

5 Bonus Reform Act of 1995’’.
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1 SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEE BONUSES

2 AND AWARDS.

3 (a) INCENTIVE AWARDS.—Chapter 45 of title 5,

4 United States Code, relating to incentive awards, is

5 repealed.

6 (b) PERFORMANCE AWARDS IN THE SENIOR EXECU7 TIVE SERVICE.—(1) Section 5384 of title 5, United States

8 Code, relating to performance awards for the Senior Exec9 utive Service, is repealed.

10 (2) The table of sections for chapter 53 of such title

11 is amended by striking out the item relating to section

12 5384.

13 SEC. 3. INCENTIVE AWARDS FOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS RE14 SULTING IN DEMONSTRABLE SAVINGS FOR

15 THE GOVERNMENT.

16 Part III of title 5, United States Code, is amended

17 by inserting after chapter 43 the following:

18 ‘‘CHAPTER 45—INCENTIVE AWARDS

‘‘Sec.

‘‘4501. Definitions.

‘‘4502. Presidential awards.

‘‘4503. Awards to former employees.

‘‘4504. Appropriations authorization.

19 ‘‘§ 4501. Definitions

20 ‘‘For the purposes of the chapter—

21 ‘‘(1) ‘agency’ means—

22 ‘‘(A) an Executive agency;
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1 ‘‘(B) the Administrative Office of the

2 United States Courts;

3 ‘‘(C) the Library of Congress;

4 ‘‘(D) the Office of the Architect of the

5 Capitol;

6 ‘‘(E) the Botanic Garden;

7 ‘‘(F) the Government Printing Office;

8 ‘‘(G) the government of the District of

9 Columbia; and

10 ‘‘(H) the United States Sentencing Com11 mission;

12 but does not include—

13 ‘‘(i) the Tennessee Valley Authority;

14 or

15 ‘‘(ii) the Central Bank for Coopera16 tives;

17 ‘‘(2) ‘employee’ means—

18 ‘‘(A) an employee as defined by section

19 2105 of this title; and

20 ‘‘(B) an individual employed by the govern21 ment of the District of Columbia; and

22 ‘‘(3) ‘Government’ means the Government of

23 the United States and the government of the Dis24 trict of Columbia.
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1 ‘‘§ 4502. Presidential awards

2 ‘‘(a) The President may pay a cash award to an em3 ployee who by the employee’s suggestion, invention, supe4 rior accomplishment, or other personal effort—

5 ‘‘(1) contributes to the efficiency, economy, or

6 other improvement of Government operations or

7 achieves a significant reduction in paperwork, and

8 ‘‘(2) by such contribution causes a demon9 strable monetary savings to the Government.

10 ‘‘(b)(1) A cash award under this chapter may not ex11 ceed $1,500.

12 ‘‘(2) A cash award under this chapter is in addition

13 to the regular pay of the recipient. Acceptance of a cash

14 award under this chapter constitutes an agreement that

15 the use by the Government of an idea, method, or device

16 for which the award is made does not form the basis of

17 a further claim of any nature against the Government by

18 the employee, his heirs, or assigns.

19 ‘‘§ 4503. Awards to former employees

20 ‘‘The President may pay or grant an award under

21 this chapter notwithstanding the death or separation from

22 the service of the employee concerned, if the suggestion,

23 invention, superior accomplishment, other personal effort,

24 or special act or service in the public interest for which

25 the award is proposed was made or performed while the

26 employee was in the employ of the Government.
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1 ‘‘§ 4504. Appropriations authorization

2 ‘‘For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1995, and

3 each fiscal year thereafter, there is authorized to be appro4 priated not to exceed $2,000,000 for the awards under

5 this chapter.’’.

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