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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2066 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that the Office of Personnel 
Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use 
of official time by Federal employees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 1, 2011 
Mr. ROSS of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that the 
Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report 
to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal 
employees. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7131 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e)(1) Not later than March 31 of each calendar 
year, the Office of Personnel Management, in consultation 
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with the Office of Management and Budget, shall submit 
to each House of Congress a report on the operation of 
this section during the fiscal year last ending before the 
start of such calendar year. 
‘‘(2) Each report under this subsection shall include, 
with respect to the fiscal year described in paragraph (1), 
at least the following information: 
‘‘(A) The total amount of official time granted 
to employees. 
‘‘(B) The average obtained by dividing— 
‘‘(i) the number described in subparagraph 
(A), by 
‘‘(ii) the total number of employees in an 
appropriate unit represented by an exclusive 
representative. 
‘‘(C) The specific types of activities or purposes 
for which official time was granted. 
‘‘(D) The total number of employees to whom 
official time was granted. 
‘‘(E) The total dollar amount paid to employ-
ees, in the form of salaries or basic pay, while they 
were engaged in activities for which they were grant-
ed official time. 
‘‘(F) The fair market value of any office space, 
furnishings, equipment, or supplies provided by the 
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Government in connection with activities for which 
employees were granted official time. 
‘‘(3) All information included in a report under this 
subsection— 
‘‘(A) shall be shown both agency-by-agency and 
for all agencies; and 
‘‘(B) shall be accompanied by the corresponding 
information for the fiscal year before the fiscal year 
described in paragraph (1), together with appro-
priate comparisons and analyses. 
‘‘(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘offi-
cial time’ means any period of time, regardless of agency 
nomenclature— 
‘‘(A) which may be granted to an employee 
under this chapter (including a collective bargaining 
agreement entered into under this chapter) to per-
form representational or consultative functions; and 
‘‘(B) during which the employee would other-
wise be in a duty status.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall be effective beginning with the report 
which, under the provisions of such amendment, is first 
due at least 6 months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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