I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4237 
To strengthen employee cost savings suggestions programs within the Federal 
Government. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2012 
Mr. FLEISCHMANN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To strengthen employee cost savings suggestions programs 
within the Federal 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 ‘‘Employees of America 
Streamlining for Your Savings Act of 2012’’ or the 
‘‘EASY Savings Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. COST SAVINGS ENHANCEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4512 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘or identification of surplus funds 
or unnecessary budget authority’’ after ‘‘mis-
management’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or 
identification’’ after ‘‘disclosure’’; and 
(C) in the matter following paragraph (2), 
by inserting ‘‘or identification’’ after ‘‘disclo-
sure’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) The Inspector General of an agency or other 
agency employee designated under subsection (b) shall 
refer to the Chief Financial Officer of the agency any po-
tential surplus funds or unnecessary budget authority 
identified by an employee, along with any recommenda-
tions of the Inspector General or other agency employee. 
‘‘(d)(1) If the Chief Financial Officer of an agency 
determines that rescission of potential surplus funds or 
unnecessary budget authority identified by an employee 
would not hinder the effectiveness of the agency, except 
as provided in subsection (e), the head of the agency shall 
transfer the amount of the surplus funds or unnecessary 
budget authority from the applicable appropriations ac-
count to the general fund of the Treasury. 
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‘‘(2) Title X of the Congressional Budget and Im-
poundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 681 et seq.) 
shall not apply to transfers under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) Any amounts transferred under paragraph (1) 
shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit re-
duction, except that in the case of a fiscal year for which 
there is no Federal budget deficit, such amounts shall be 
used to reduce the Federal debt (in such manner as the 
Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). 
‘‘(e) The head of an agency may retain not more than 
10 percent of amounts to be transferred to the general 
fund of the Treasury under subsection (d) for the purpose 
of paying a cash award under subsection (a) to the em-
ployee who identified the surplus funds or unnecessary 
budget authority. 
‘‘(f)(1) The head of each agency shall submit to the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management an annual 
report regarding— 
‘‘(A) each disclosure of possible fraud, waste, or 
mismanagement or identification of potentially sur-
plus funds or unnecessary budget authority by an 
employee of the agency determined by the agency to 
have merit; 
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