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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1476 

To reduce the size of the Federal workforce and Federal employee costs 

relating to pay, bonuses, and travel expenses. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 2, 2011 

Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. COBURN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To reduce the size of the Federal workforce and Federal 

employee costs relating to pay, bonuses, and travel expenses. 

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 Workforce Re5 duction and Reform Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FREEZE ON PAY AND BONUSES OF FEDERAL EM7 PLOYEES. 

8 (a) EXTENSION OF PAY FREEZE FOR FEDERAL EM9 PLOYEES TO 3 YEARS.—Section 147 of the Continuing 


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1 Appropriations Act, 2011 (Public Law 111–242) is 

2 amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘December 

4 31, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’; and 

5 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘December 31, 

6 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 

7 (b) 3-YEAR FREEZE ON BONUSES.— 

8 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 

9 (A) the term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning 

10 given under section 4501(1) of title 5, United 

11 States Code; and 

12 (B) the term ‘‘employee’’ has the meaning 

13 given under section 4501(2) of title 5, United 

14 States Code. 

15 (2) FREEZE ON BONUSES.—Notwithstanding 

16 any other provision of law, during each of fiscal 

17 years 2012, 2013, and 2014, no agency may pay any 

18 bonus (including any recruitment or retention 

19 bonus) or any cash award (including any perform20 ance-based cash award under section 4505a of title 

21 5, United States Code, or any similar provision of 

22 law) to any employee. 

23 SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN FEDERAL WORKFORCE. 

24 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 


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1 (1) the term ‘‘agency’’ means an Executive 

2 agency as defined under section 105 of title 5, 

3 United States Code, excluding the Government Ac4 countability Office; 

5 (2) the term ‘‘Federal employee’’ means an em6 ployee as defined under section 2105 of title 5, 

7 United States Code; and 

8 (3) the term ‘‘total number of Federal employ9 ees’’ means the total number of Federal employees 

10 in all agencies. 

11 (b) LIMITATION.—The President, through the Office 

12 of Management and Budget (in consultation with the Of13 fice of Personnel Management), shall take appropriate 

14 measures to ensure that, effective beginning in fiscal year 

15 2022, the total number of Federal employees shall not ex16 ceed 85 percent of the total number of Federal employees 

17 on September 30, 2011. 

18 (c) MONITORING AND NOTIFICATION.—The Office of 

19 Management and Budget (in consultation with the Office 

20 of Personnel Management)— 

21 (1) shall continuously monitor all agencies and 

22 make a determination, as of September 30, 2011, 

23 and the last day of each quarter of each fiscal year 

24 beginning thereafter, as to whether or not the total 


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1 number of Federal employees exceeds the maximum 

2 number allowable under subsection (b); and 

3 (2) whenever a determination under paragraph 

4 (1) is made that the total number of Federal em5 ployees exceeds the maximum number allowable 

6 under subsection (b), shall provide written notice to 

7 that effect to the President and Congress within 14 

8 days after the last day of the quarter to which such 

9 determination relates. 

10 (d) COMPLIANCE.—Whenever, with respect to the 

11 quarter ending on September 30, 2021, or any subsequent 

12 quarter, the Office of Management and Budget provides 

13 written notice under subsection (c)(2) that the total num14 ber of Federal employees exceeds the maximum number 

15 allowable under subsection (b), no agency may thereafter 

16 appoint any employee to fill any vacancy within such agen17 cy until the Office of Management and Budget provides 

18 written notice to the President and Congress of a deter19 mination under subsection (c)(1) that the total number 

20 of Federal employees no longer exceeds the maximum 

21 number allowable under subsection (b). Any notice under 

22 the preceding sentence shall be provided within 14 days 

23 after the last day of the quarter to which the determina24 tion relates. 


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1 (e) WAIVER.—This section may be waived upon a de2 termination by the President that— 

3 (1) the existence of a state of war or other na4 tional security concern so requires; or 

5 (2) the existence of an extraordinary emergency 

6 threatening life, health, public safety, property, or 

7 the environment so requires. 

8 (f) COUNTING RULE.—For purposes of this section, 

9 any determination of the number of employees in an agen10 cy shall be expressed on a full-time equivalent basis. 

11 (g) LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF SERVICE

12 CONTRACTS.—The President, through the Office of Man13 agement and Budget (in consultation with the Office of 

14 Personnel Management), shall take appropriate measures 

15 to ensure that there is no increase in the procurement of 

16 service contracts by reason of the enactment of this sec17 tion, except in cases in which a cost comparison dem18 onstrates that such contracts would be to the financial ad19 vantage of the Government. 

20 (h) REGULATIONS.—Any regulations necessary to 

21 carry out this section may be prescribed by the President 

22 or his designee. 

23 SEC. 4. REDUCTION IN CONTRACT EMPLOYEES. 

24 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘agen25 cy’’ means an Executive agency as defined under section 


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1 105 of title 5, United States Code, excluding the Govern2 ment Accountability Office. 

3 (b) LIMITATION.—The President, through the Office 

4 of Management and Budget (in consultation with the Of5 fice of Personnel Management), shall take appropriate 

6 measures to ensure that, effective beginning in fiscal year 

7 2022, the total number of contract employees shall not 

8 exceed 85 percent of the total number of contract employ9 ees on September 30, 2011. 

10 (c) MONITORING AND NOTIFICATION.—The Office of 

11 Management and Budget (in consultation with the Office 

12 of Personnel Management)— 

13 (1) shall continuously monitor all agencies and 

14 make a determination, as of September 30, 2011, 

15 and the last day of each quarter of each fiscal year 

16 beginning thereafter, as to whether or not the total 

17 number of contract employees exceeds the maximum 

18 number allowable under subsection (b); and 

19 (2) whenever a determination under paragraph 

20 (1) is made that the total number of contract em21 ployees exceeds the maximum number allowable 

22 under subsection (b), shall provide written notice to 

23 that effect to the President and Congress within 14 

24 days after the last day of the quarter to which such 

25 determination relates. 


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1 (d) COMPLIANCE.—Whenever, with respect to the 

2 quarter ending on September 30, 2021, or any subsequent 

3 quarter, the Office of Management and Budget provides 

4 written notice under subsection (c)(2) that the total num5 ber of contract employees exceeds the maximum number 

6 allowable under subsection (b), no agency may thereafter 

7 appoint any employee to fill any vacancy within such agen8 cy until the Office of Management and Budget provides 

9 written notice to the President and Congress of a deter10 mination under subsection (c)(1) that the total number 

11 of contract employees no longer exceeds the maximum 

12 number allowable under subsection (b). Any notice under 

13 the preceding sentence shall be provided within 14 days 

14 after the last day of the quarter to which the determina15 tion relates. 

16 (e) WAIVER.—This section may be waived upon a de17 termination by the President that— 

18 (1) the existence of a state of war or other na19 tional security concern so requires; or 

20 (2) the existence of an extraordinary emergency 

21 threatening life, health, public safety, property, or 

22 the environment so requires. 

23 (f) COUNTING RULE.—For purposes of this section, 

24 any determination of the number of contact employees 

25 shall be expressed on a full-time equivalent basis. 


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1 (g) REGULATIONS.—Any regulations necessary to 

2 carry out this section may be prescribed by the President 

3 or his designee. 

4 SEC. 5. LIMITATION OF GOVERNMENT TRAVEL COSTS. 

5 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘agen6 cy’’— 

7 (1) has the meaning given under section 

8 5701(1) of title 5, United States Code; and 

9 (2) does not include the Department of De10 fense. 

11 (b) LIMITATION.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

13 provision of law, the total amount which is paid or 

14 reimbursed by an agency under subchapter I of 

15 chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code (relating 

16 to travel and subsistence expenses; mileage allow17 ances for official travel by Federal employees) may 

18 not— 

19 (A) for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, 

20 exceed 50 percent of the total amount so paid 

21 or reimbursed by such agency for fiscal year 

22 2011; and 

23 (B) for fiscal year 2014, exceed 25 percent 

24 of the total amount so paid or reimbursed by 

25 such agency for fiscal year 2011. 


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1 (2) EXCEPTIONS.—For purposes of carrying 

2 out paragraph (1), there shall not be taken into ac3 count the amounts paid or reimbursed for— 

4 (A) any subsistence or travel expenses for 

5 threatened law enforcement personnel, as de6 scribed in section 5706a of title 5, United 

7 States Code; or 

8 (B) any other expenses for which an excep9 tion is established under paragraph (3) for rea10 sons relating to national security or public safe11 ty. 

12 (3) REGULATIONS.—Any regulations necessary 

13 to carry out this subsection shall, in consultation 

14 with the Director of the Office of Management and 

15 Budget, be prescribed by the same respective au16 thorities as are responsible for prescribing regula17 tions under section 5707 of title 5, United States 

18 Code. 

19 (c) RESERVE TRAVEL AMOUNT.— 

20 (1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

21 ‘‘reserve travel amount’’ means an amount equal to 

22 10 percent of the total amount of appropriations 

23 made available to an agency in any fiscal year for 

24 purposes of payment or reimbursement by that 

25 agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 


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1 United States Code (relating to travel and subsist2 ence expenses; mileage allowances for official travel 

3 by Federal employees). 

4 (2) REQUIREMENT.—For each of fiscal years 

5 2012 through 2014, each agency shall have a reserve 

6 travel amount available for expenditure or obligation 

7 on September 1 of each such fiscal year for purposes 

8 of payment or reimbursement by that agency under 

9 subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 

10 Code (relating to travel and subsistence expenses; 

11 mileage allowances for official travel by Federal em12 ployees). 

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