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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2444 
To implement common sense controls on the taxpayer-funded salaries of 
government contractors by limiting reimbursement for excessive compensation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2013 
Mr. TONKO (for himself and Ms. SPEIER) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 
and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To implement common sense controls on the taxpayer-funded 
salaries of government contractors by limiting reimburse-
ment for excessive compensation. 
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 ‘‘Commonsense Con-
tractor Compensation Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ALLOWABLE GOVERNMENT CON-
TRACTOR COMPENSATION COSTS. 
(a) LIMITATION.— 
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(1) 
CIVILIAN
CONTRACTS.—Section 
4304(a)(16) of title 41, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(16) Costs of compensation of contractor and 
subcontractor employees for a fiscal year, regardless 
of the contract funding source, to the extent that 
such compensation exceeds the rate payable for the 
Vice President under section 104 of title 3, United 
States Code, except that the head of an executive 
agency may establish one or more narrowly targeted 
exceptions for scientists, engineers, or other special-
ists upon a determination that such exceptions are 
needed to ensure that the executive agency has con-
tinued access to needed skills and capabilities.’’. 
(2) 
DEFENSE
CONTRACTS.—Section 
2324(e)(1)(P) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(P) Costs of compensation of contractor 
and subcontractor employees for a fiscal year, 
regardless of the contract funding source, to the 
extent that such compensation exceeds the rate 
payable for the Vice President under section 
104 of title 3, United States Code, except that 
the head of an executive agency may establish 
one or more narrowly targeted exceptions for 
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scientists, engineers, or other specialists upon a 
determination that such exceptions are needed 
to ensure that the executive agency has contin-
ued access to needed skills and capabilities.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 1127 of title 41, United 
States Code, is hereby repealed. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 11 of title 41, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 1127. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall apply only with respect 
to costs of compensation incurred under contracts entered 
into on or after the date that is 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the end of each fiscal year, the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget shall submit a report on 
contractor compensation to— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives; 
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(C) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; 
(E) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; and 
(F) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) the total number of contractor employ-
ees, by executive agency, in the narrowly tar-
geted exception positions described under sub-
section (a) during the preceding fiscal year; 
(B) the taxpayer-funded compensation 
amounts received by each contractor employee 
in a narrowly targeted exception position during 
such fiscal year; and 
(C) the duties and services performed by 
contractor employees in the narrowly targeted 
exception positions during such fiscal year. 
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