To prohibit performance awards in the Senior Executive Service during sequestration periods.

Bill: 113-hr-2222
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]
Introduced: 2013-06-03
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations

Federal officials

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Latest action: action_date: 2013-06-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-06-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Prohibits a federal agency from paying a performance award to an employee in a Senior Executive Service position during a sequestration period or any period during which a sequestration order is issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2222 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 3, 2013 Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mr. Meadows ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To prohibit performance awards in the Senior Executive Service during sequestration periods.

1. Prohibition on performance awards in the Senior Executive Service (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the terms agency and career appointee have the meanings given such terms in section 5381 of title 5, United States Code; and (2) the term sequestration period means a period beginning on the date on which a sequestration order is issued under section 251 or 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (2 U.S.C. 901 and 901a) and ending on the last day of the fiscal year to which the sequestration order applies. (b) Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an agency may not pay a performance award under section 5384 of title 5, United States Code, to a career appointee— (1) during a sequestration period; or (2) that relates to any period of service performed during a fiscal year during which a sequestration order is issued under section 251 or 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (2 U.S.C. 901 and 901a).