Compulsory Requirement to Eliminate Employees who are Perpetrators of Sexual assault Act of 2019

To address Federal employees and contractors who commit sexual assault. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Compulsory Requirement to Eliminate Employees who are Perpetrators of Sexual assault Act of 2019 CREEPS Act 2. Sexual assault by Federal employees and contractors (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term becomes final (A) that— (i) there is a final agency action; and (ii) (I) the time for seeking judicial review of the final agency action has lapsed and judicial review has not been sought; or (II) judicial review of the final agency action was sought and final judgment has been entered upholding the agency action; or (B) that final judgment has been entered in a civil action; (2) the term bonus (A) means any bonus or cash award; and (B) with respect to a Federal employee, includes— (i) an award under chapter 45 (ii) an award under section 5384 of title 5, United States Code; and (iii) a retention bonus under section 5754 of title 5, United States Code; (3) the term civil service (4) the term contractor (5) the term Federal employee employee (6) the term sexual assault offense (7) the term sustained complaint involving sexual assault 42 U.S.C. 2000e (b) Federal employees (1) Criminal convictions The head of the agency, office, or other entity employing a Federal employee who is convicted of a sexual assault offense committed while a Federal employee shall, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, remove the Federal employee from the civil service. (2) Unlawful employment practices During the 5-year period beginning on the date on which a sustained complaint involving sexual assault with respect to an agency, office, or other entity employing Federal employees becomes final, the head of the agency, office, or other entity may not increase the rate of basic pay (including any increase in grade and any within-grade step increase) of a Federal employee who engaged in a nonconsensual sexual act upon another person that was part of the course of conduct constituting the applicable unlawful employment practice, award such a Federal employee a bonus, or promote such a Federal employee. (3) Interaction with other laws The authority under this subsection is in addition to any authority provided to the head of an agency, office, or other entity employing Federal employees. (c) Contractors Any contract to procure property or services entered into or modified by the Federal Government on or after the date of enactment of this Act shall require that the contractor have in effect policies that require that— (1) the contractor shall, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, terminate an employee of the contractor who is convicted of a sexual assault offense committed while an employee of the contractor; and (2) during the 5-year period beginning on the date on which a sustained complaint involving sexual assault with respect to the contractor becomes final, the contractor may not increase the rate of basic pay of an employee of the contractor who engaged in a nonconsensual sexual act upon another person that was part of the course of conduct constituting the applicable unlawful employment practice, award such an employee a bonus, or promote such an employee.

Summary: Compulsory Requirement to Eliminate Employees who are Perpetrators of Sexual assault Act of 2019 or the CREEPS Act This bill provides for the removal of federal employees and employees of government contractors convicted of a sexual assault offense that was committed while so employed. Specifically, federal entities and government contractors must remove from employment or terminate an employee who is convicted of a sexual assault offense that was committed while employed by the entity or contractor. Further, federal entities and government contractors may not provide a raise, award a bonus, or promote an employee who engaged in a nonconsensual sexual act that was part of an unlawful employment practice by the employer.