SEC. 304. STANDARDS FOR REASONABLE AND EFFICIENT 
TAXPAYER-FUNDED UNION TIME USAGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No agency shall agree to author-
ize any amount of taxpayer-funded union time under sec-
tion 7131(d) of title 5, United States Code, unless such 
time is reasonable, necessary, and in the public interest. 
Notwithstanding such section 7131(d), agreements au-
thorizing taxpayer-funded union time that would cause the 
union time rate in a bargaining unit to exceed 1 hour 
should ordinarily, taking into account the size of the bar-
gaining unit, and the amount of taxpayer-funded union 
time anticipated to be granted under sections 7131(a) and 
7131(c) of such title, not be considered reasonable, nec-
essary, and in the public interest, or to satisfy the ‘‘effec-
tive and efficient’’ goal set forth in section 302 of this 
title and section 7101(b) of such title. Agencies shall com-
mit the time and resources necessary to strive for a nego-
tiated union time rate of 1 hour or less, and to fulfill their 
obligation to bargain in good faith. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If an agency agrees to au-
thorize amounts of taxpayer-funded union time 
under section 7131(d) of title 5, United States Code, 
that would cause the union time rate in a bargaining 
unit to exceed 1 hour (or proposes to the Federal 
Service Impasses Panel or an arbitrator engaging in 
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interest arbitration an amount that would cause the 
union time rate in a bargaining unit to exceed 1 
hour), the agency head shall report this agreement 
or proposal to the President (through the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management), the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs within 15 days of 
such an agreement or proposal. Such report shall ex-
plain why such expenditures are reasonable, nec-
essary, and in the public interest, describe the ben-
efit (if any) the public will receive from the activities 
conducted by employees on such taxpayer-funded 
union time, and identify the total cost of such time 
to the agency. This reporting duty may not be dele-
gated. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—Each agency head shall re-
quire relevant subordinate agency officials to inform 
the agency head 5 business days in advance of pre-
senting or accepting a proposal that would result in 
a union time rate of greater than 1 hour for any 
bargaining unit, if the subordinate agency officials 
anticipate they will present or agree to such a provi-
sion. 
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(3) EXCEPTION.—The requirements of this sub-
section shall not apply to a union time rate estab-
lished pursuant to an order of the Federal Service 
Impasses Panel or an arbitrator engaging in interest 
arbitration, provided that the agency had proposed 
that the Panel or arbitrator establish a union time 
rate of 1 hour or less. 
(c) APPLICATION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to prohibit any agency from authorizing tax-
payer-funded union time as required under sections 
7131(a) and 7131(c) of title 5, United States Code, or 
to direct an agency to negotiate to include in a collective 
bargaining agreement a term that precludes an agency 
from granting taxpayer-funded union time pursuant to 
those provisions. 
SEC. 305. EMPLOYEE CONDUCT WITH REGARD TO AGENCY 
TIME AND RESOURCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To ensure that Federal resources 
are used effectively and efficiently and in a manner con-
sistent with both the public interest and section 309, all 
employees shall adhere to the following requirements: 
(1) Employees may not engage in lobbying ac-
tivities during paid time, except in their official ca-
pacities as an employee. 
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(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
employees shall spend at least three-quarters of their 
paid time, measured each fiscal year, performing 
agency business or attending necessary training (as 
required by their agency), in order to ensure that 
they develop and maintain the skills necessary to 
perform their agency duties efficiently and effec-
tively. 
(B) Employees who have spent one-quarter of 
their paid time in any fiscal year on non-agency 
business may continue to use taxpayer-funded union 
time in that fiscal year for purposes covered by sec-
tions 7131(a) or 7131(c) of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(C) Any time in excess of one-quarter of an em-
ployee’s paid time used to perform non-agency busi-
ness in a fiscal year shall count toward the limita-
tion set forth in subparagraph (A) in subsequent fis-
cal years. 
(3) No employee, when acting on behalf of a 
Federal labor organization, may be permitted the 
free or discounted use of government property or 
any other agency resources if such free or dis-
counted use is not generally available for non-agency 
business by employees when acting on behalf of non- 
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Federal organizations. Such property and resources 
include office or meeting space, reserved parking 
spaces, phones, photocopy machines, computers, and 
computer systems. 
(4) Employees may not be permitted reimburse-
ment for expenses incurred performing non-agency 
business, unless required by law or regulation. 
(5)(A) Employees may not use taxpayer-funded 
union time to prepare or pursue grievances (includ-
ing arbitration of grievances) brought against an 
agency under procedures negotiated pursuant to sec-
tion 7121 of title 5, United States Code, except 
where such use is otherwise authorized by law or 
regulation. 
(B) The prohibition in subparagraph (A) does 
not apply to— 
(i) an employee using taxpayer-funded 
union time to prepare for, confer with an exclu-
sive representative regarding, or present a 
grievance brought on the employee’s own be-
half; or to appear as a witness in any grievance 
proceeding; or 
(ii) an employee using taxpayer-funded 
union time to challenge an adverse personnel 
action taken against the employee in retaliation 
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