I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 722 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for investigative leave 
requirements for members of the Senior Executive Service, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2015 
Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. YOUNG of Indiana, Mr. BROOKS 
of Alabama, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. 
CALVERT, Mr. ROKITA, and Ms. JENKINS of Kansas) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for inves-
tigative leave requirements for members of the Senior 
Executive Service, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Government Employee 
Accountability Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUSPENSION FOR 14 DAYS OR LESS FOR SENIOR EX-
ECUTIVE SERVICE EMPLOYEES. 
Paragraph (1) of section 7501 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) ‘employee’ means— 
‘‘(A) an individual in the competitive serv-
ice who is not serving a probationary or trial 
period under an initial appointment or who has 
completed 1 year of current continuous employ-
ment in the same or similar positions under 
other than a temporary appointment limited to 
1 year or less; or 
‘‘(B) a career appointee in the Senior Ex-
ecutive Service who— 
‘‘(i) has completed the probationary 
period prescribed under section 3393(d); or 
‘‘(ii) was covered by the provisions of 
subchapter II of this chapter immediately 
before appointment to the Senior Executive 
Service;’’. 
SEC. 3. INVESTIGATIVE LEAVE AND TERMINATION AU-
THORITY FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE 
EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 75 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘SUBCHAPTER VI—INVESTIGATIVE LEAVE FOR 
SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE EMPLOYEES 
‘‘§ 7551. Definitions 
‘‘For the purposes of this subchapter— 
‘‘(1) ‘employee’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 7541; and 
‘‘(2) ‘investigative leave’ means a temporary ab-
sence without duty for disciplinary reasons, of a pe-
riod not greater than 90 days. 
‘‘§ 7552. Actions covered 
‘‘This subchapter applies to investigative leave. 
‘‘§ 7553. Cause and procedure 
‘‘(a)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Office of 
Personnel Management, an agency may place an employee 
on investigative leave, without loss of pay and without 
charge to annual or sick leave, only for misconduct, ne-
glect of duty, malfeasance, or misappropriation of funds. 
‘‘(2) If an agency determines, as prescribed in regula-
tion by the Office of Personnel Management, that such 
employee’s conduct is flagrant and that such employee in-
tentionally engaged in such conduct, the agency may place 
such employee on investigative leave under this subchapter 
without pay. 
‘‘(b)(1) At the end of each 45-day period during a 
period of investigative leave implemented under this sec-
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