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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, inven-
tions, 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 exist-
ing Federal employee bonus and incentive award pro-
grams and establish a program for incentive awards for
Federal employees only for suggestions, inventions, or
other personal efforts which cause a demonstrable mone-
tary savings to the Government.
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 ‘‘Federal Government
Bonus Reform Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEE BONUSES
AND AWARDS.
(a) INCENTIVE AWARDS.—Chapter 45 of title 5,
United States Code, relating to incentive awards, is
repealed.
(b) PERFORMANCE AWARDS IN THE SENIOR EXECU-
TIVE SERVICE.—(1) Section 5384 of title 5, United States
Code, relating to performance awards for the Senior Exec-
utive Service, is repealed.
(2) The table of sections for chapter 53 of such title
is amended by striking out the item relating to section
5384.
SEC. 3. INCENTIVE AWARDS FOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS RE-
SULTING IN DEMONSTRABLE SAVINGS FOR
THE GOVERNMENT.
Part III of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after chapter 43 the following:
‘‘CHAPTER 45—INCENTIVE AWARDS
‘‘Sec.
‘‘4501. Definitions.
‘‘4502. Presidential awards.
‘‘4503. Awards to former employees.
‘‘4504. Appropriations authorization.
‘‘§ 4501. Definitions
‘‘For the purposes of the chapter—
‘‘(1) ‘agency’ means—
‘‘(A) an Executive agency;
‘‘(B) the Administrative Office of the
United States Courts;
‘‘(C) the Library of Congress;
‘‘(D) the Office of the Architect of the
Capitol;
‘‘(E) the Botanic Garden;
‘‘(F) the Government Printing Office;
‘‘(G) the government of the District of
Columbia; and
‘‘(H) the United States Sentencing Com-
mission;
but does not include—
‘‘(i) the Tennessee Valley Authority;
or
‘‘(ii) the Central Bank for Coopera-
tives;
‘‘(2) ‘employee’ means—
‘‘(A) an employee as defined by section
2105 of this title; and
‘‘(B) an individual employed by the govern-
ment of the District of Columbia; and
‘‘(3) ‘Government’ means the Government of
the United States and the government of the Dis-
trict of Columbia.
‘‘§ 4502. Presidential awards
‘‘(a) The President may pay a cash award to an em-
ployee who by the employee’s suggestion, invention, supe-
rior accomplishment, or other personal effort—
‘‘(1) contributes to the efficiency, economy, or
other improvement of Government operations or
achieves a significant reduction in paperwork, and
‘‘(2) by such contribution causes a demon-
strable monetary savings to the Government.
‘‘(b)(1) A cash award under this chapter may not ex-
ceed $1,500.
‘‘(2) A cash award under this chapter is in addition
to the regular pay of the recipient. Acceptance of a cash
award under this chapter constitutes an agreement that
the use by the Government of an idea, method, or device
for which the award is made does not form the basis of
a further claim of any nature against the Government by
the employee, his heirs, or assigns.
‘‘§ 4503. Awards to former employees
‘‘The President may pay or grant an award under
this chapter notwithstanding the death or separation from
the service of the employee concerned, if the suggestion,
invention, superior accomplishment, other personal effort,
or special act or service in the public interest for which
the award is proposed was made or performed while the
employee was in the employ of the Government.
‘‘§ 4504. Appropriations authorization
‘‘For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1995, and
each fiscal year thereafter, there is authorized to be appro-
priated not to exceed $2,000,000 for the awards under
this chapter.’’.
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