I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 428 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to enhance the authority under which 
Federal agencies may pay cash awards to employees for making cost 
saving disclosures, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2025 
Mr. FLEISCHMANN 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 enhance the author-
ity under which Federal agencies may pay cash awards 
to employees for making cost saving disclosures, 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 ‘‘Bonuses for Cost-Cut-
ters Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. COST SAVINGS ENHANCEMENTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 4511 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘Defi-
nition’’ and inserting ‘‘Definitions’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘this subchapter, the 
term’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘this sub-
chapter— 
‘‘(1) the term’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) the term ‘wasteful expenses’ means 
amounts made available for salaries and expenses 
accounts, operations and maintenance accounts, or 
other equivalent accounts— 
‘‘(A) that are identified by an employee of 
the agency under section 4512(a) as wasteful; 
and 
‘‘(B) that the Chief Financial Officer of 
the agency determines are not required for the 
purpose for which the amounts were made 
available.’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—Section 4512 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘The head of an agency 
may pay a cash award to any employee of such 
agency whose identification of wasteful expenses 
to the Chief Financial Officer of the agency has 
resulted in cost savings for the agency.’’ after 
the first sentence; 
(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(1) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘Chief Financial Offi-
cer,’’ after ‘‘Inspector General,’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘employee designated 
under subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘des-
ignated employee’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘or identification’’ 
after ‘‘disclosure’’; and 
(D) in the matter following paragraph 
(2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, Chief Financial Of-
ficer,’’ after ‘‘Inspector General’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or identification’’ 
after ‘‘disclosure’’; 
(2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘awards per-
mitted under this section’’ and inserting ‘‘awards for 
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‘‘(e) An individual may not receive a cash award 
under this subchapter if the individual is— 
‘‘(1) an officer or employee of the Office of the 
Inspector General of an agency; or 
‘‘(2) ineligible for a cash award under section 
4509. 
‘‘(f) The Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that the cash award program of 
each agency complies with this section; and 
‘‘(2) submit to Congress an annual certification 
indicating whether the cash award program of each 
agency complies with this section. 
‘‘(g) Not later than 3 years after the date of enact-
ment of the Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2025, and 
every 3 years thereafter for 6 years, the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall submit to Congress a report 
on the operation of the cost savings and awards program 
under this section, including any recommendations for leg-
islative changes.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for subchapter II of chapter 45 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 4511 and inserting the following: 
‘‘4511. Definitions and general provisions.’’. 
Æ 
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