113 HR 2879 IH: Stop Government Abuse Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-07-31
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1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Stop Government Abuse
Act
.
(b)The table of contents is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Title I—Common Sense in Compensation
Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Limitations.
Sec. 103. Regulations.
Title II—Government Employee Accountability
Sec. 201. Suspension for 14 days or less for Senior Executive
Service employees.
Sec. 202. Investigative leave and termination authority for
Senior Executive Service employees.
Sec. 203. Suspension of Senior Executive Service
employees.
Sec. 204. Misappropriation of funds amendments.
Title III—Citizen Empowerment
Sec. 301. Amendments.
<enum>I</enum><header>Common Sense in
Compensation</header>
<section id="H06128FC618DE467490053894E09D7983"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of this title—</text>
<paragraph id="H1EE7EC44198C4184BF2A41BEC2DFAAA5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>employee</term> means an employee (as defined by section 2105(a) of title
5, United States Code) holding a position in or under an Executive
agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H377310C8E5D04D5E83C6A31FAB311C67"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>Executive agency</term> has the meaning given such term by section 105 of
title 5, United States Code;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H195176F841B149E78AE19AF64776C2F3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<term>discretionary monetary payment</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6617205C2E474CBF92AC59299BEF7DAD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any award or other
monetary payment under chapter 45, or section <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5753">5753</external-xref> or <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5754">5754,</external-xref> of title 5, United
States Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98DB952C6D9042F3BB65019780B19BA0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any step-increase
under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5336">section 5336</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1DB3754AFE584F4ABF1CE24E47BC0BB2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term
<term>covered compensation</term>, as used with respect to an employee in
connection with any period, means the sum of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC595818AB124423BAE53E54BEE3C8BF7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the basic pay,
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA35ED9EA3694AF3B360233114DC0A64"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any discretionary
monetary payments (excluding basic pay),</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">payable to
such employee during such period;</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7449F6F78391434B85840E03F6447190"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the term
<term>basic pay</term> means basic pay for service as an employee; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H92A150EC76C54EFBBB2E921848DA3CDA"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the term
<term>sequestration period</term> means a period beginning on the first day of
a fiscal year in which a sequestration order with respect to discretionary
spending or direct spending is issued under section 251A or section 254 of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and ending on the
last day of the fiscal year to which the sequestration order applies.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H4C1F87C92D0845DF90F2143EC9042495"><enum>102.</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<subsection id="H2536901B76934DF0BF0C5E5BB7688963"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law—</text>
<paragraph id="HB3240800B6E14AFAB11E112E2C2D0817"><enum>(1)</enum><text>no discretionary
monetary payment may be made to an employee during any sequestration period to
the extent that such payment would cause in a fiscal year the total covered
compensation of such employee for such fiscal year to exceed 105 percent of the
total amount of basic pay payable to such individual (before the application of
any step-increase in such fiscal year under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5336">section 5336</external-xref> of title 5, United
States Code) for such fiscal year; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H38FF7FCAE47B4EAC8367569D68891D54"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except as provided in subsection (b),
during any sequestration period, an agency may not pay a performance award
under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5384">section 5384</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, to the extent that such
payment would cause the number of employees in the agency receiving such award
during such period to exceed 33 percent of the total number of employees in the
agency eligible to receive such award during such period.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C2788A95C4548C6880D58A9C9DD6498"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waivers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of any sequestration
period—</text>
<paragraph id="HFA6AA47973594EAF86118325BC87C78D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the head of any agency may, subject to
approval by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, waive the
requirements of subsection (a)(2); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0F17E633BF634B509489B46AC654DFDC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the head of any agency may waive the
requirements of subsection (a)(1) with respect to any employee if the
requirements of such subsection would violate the terms of a collective
bargaining agreement covering such employee, except that this paragraph shall
not apply to any employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement that is
renewed on or after the date of enactment of this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H42ADCE1440FE43B989871076E17D04A4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>In
the case of an agency for which the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management grants a waiver under subsection (b)(1), the agency shall notify the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate
of the percentage of career appointees receiving performance awards under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5384">section 5384</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, and the dollar amount of each
performance award.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H916A52730209422786B52241255E0B6E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall apply to any
discretionary monetary payment or performance award under section 5384 of title
5, United States Code, made on or after the date of enactment of this
title.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6CD29A94E5FE4A6DB7B84BE802198F43"><enum>103.</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Office of Personnel Management may
prescribe regulations to carry out this title.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Government
Employee Accountability</header>
<section commented="no" id="H368C8FF69ABF4EA2BAE312F5C9A59E5A"><enum>201.</enum><header>Suspension for
14 days or less for Senior Executive Service employees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (1) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/7501">section 7501</external-xref> of title 5,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33FF3E97E25A4996B2CC4292F523969A" style="USC">
<paragraph id="H5DB84B9BE18F45EA94141DB83A12BB59"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><term>employee</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HEE4F413560C94D49B31F74F025CA794B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an individual in
the competitive service who is not serving a probationary or trial period under
an initial appointment or who has completed 1 year of current continuous
employment in the same or similar positions under other than a temporary
appointment limited to 1 year or less; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA86C20642416436F82CF3E390CAD8E80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a career appointee
in the Senior Executive Service who—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HD90847268CEB44AC9BC54971864CCE39"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has completed the
probationary period prescribed under section 3393(d); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H258453D0075246B884BA7EF7BA207777"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>was covered by
the provisions of subchapter II of this chapter immediately before appointment
to the Senior Executive
Service;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H3DB2C977FC9845779599F7644D780587"><enum>202.</enum><header>Investigative
leave and termination authority for Senior Executive Service employees</header>
<subsection id="HF8A391BABDF84B72BC0E09AF4A91D73B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 75 of title
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H024CCEFA14214958AEAD06BAA1E85C5A" style="USC">
<subchapter id="HE36A9B8B999145C1A8EDCAC352FE3F66"><enum>VI</enum><header>Investigative
leave for Senior Executive Service employees</header>
<section id="HCF22F0831345488E86F58671E6AA64C0"><enum>7551.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the purposes of this subchapter—</text>
<paragraph id="H6DA18AD2CFCF4461913076EF8EF72FF3"><enum>(1)</enum><text><term>employee</term>
has the meaning given such term in section 7541; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D9E9F8DD5EF4CAE804780B9929A17D3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><term>investigative leave</term> means a
temporary absence without duty for disciplinary reasons, of a period not
greater than 90 days.</text>
</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE4CF6623210144B49BA1C2AFCC6B02EF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7552.</enum><header>Actions
covered</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subchapter
applies to investigative leave.</text>
</section><section id="HEF8C1BB81B184A0D90E6E2DDC56D7155"><enum>7553.</enum><header>Cause and
procedure</header>
<subsection id="H6CA95272FAA441069BA8A75957F900E7"><enum>(a)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7E860CC488AC4F97A375AC0353BE9AD2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under regulations prescribed by the Office
of Personnel Management, an agency may place an employee on investigative
leave, without loss of pay and without charge to annual or sick leave, only for
misconduct, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or misappropriation of funds.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9235B9F772804D619FF853A9DA3AEADC" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an agency determines, as prescribed in
regulation by the Office of Personnel Management, that such employee’s conduct
is flagrant and that such employee intentionally engaged in such conduct, the
agency may place such employee on investigative leave under this subchapter
without pay.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H54C714ED787940ADBFA07FC0D002F5B0"><enum>(b)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H420340B09BB0428BB315F83D8609A26F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the end of each 45-day period during a
period of investigative leave implemented under this section, the relevant
agency shall review the investigation into the employee with respect to the
misconduct, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or misappropriation of funds.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB6FE48C384C4484E9DB0F31CAC53B0C3" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Not later than 5 business days after
the end of each such 45-day period, the agency shall submit a report describing
such review to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H28165DAC0491418C8018A4B7D98C60FA" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>At the end of a period of
investigative leave implemented under this section, the agency shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H68BE21E8E13C49F4AED37FD2046B3B13"><enum>(A)</enum><text>remove an employee placed on
investigative leave under this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA4B6661672D4F048DB583C897840625"><enum>(B)</enum><text>suspend such employee without pay;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFE60BD5BAF343B490E1B8AEBD93B25B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reinstate or restore such employee to
duty.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H61D94303A96642C18E9C1A9CE4BA70EA" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The agency may extend the period of
investigative leave with respect to an action under this subchapter for an
additional period not to exceed 90 days.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8C54B645E0144D0FAECA16F55EC018B8"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employee against whom an action covered
by this subchapter is proposed is entitled to, before being placed on
investigative leave under this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H77C0CA30E0164F67A4FF4D97E9A8F993"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 30 days’ advance written notice,
stating specific reasons for the proposed action, unless—</text>
<subparagraph id="H453101AB7185462791C73CD21A0B8067"><enum>(A)</enum><text>there is
reasonable cause to believe that the employee has committed a crime for which a
sentence of imprisonment can be imposed; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H36326C10A04C4418BC696D2CBAEF41FD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the agency determines, as prescribed in
regulation by the Office of Personnel Management, that the employee’s conduct
with respect to which an action covered by this subchapter is proposed is
flagrant and that such employee intentionally engaged in such conduct;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCADB941EFB354B719F38EB9F5A34DE44"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a reasonable time, but not less than 7
days, to answer orally and in writing and to furnish affidavits and other
documentary evidence in support of the answer;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H613A66B76E824D6A99352F7391A9D2BB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be represented by an attorney or other
representative; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF7583BBE469D46C1B9368E2CCEFA6AA4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a written decision and specific reasons
therefor at the earliest practicable date.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5A75375E10804DB08EA4819104220673"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An agency may provide, by regulation, for a
hearing which may be in lieu of or in addition to the opportunity to answer
provided under subsection (c)(2).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3F361C89368D4126B1C0A7B8C65E7A5E"><enum>(e)</enum><text>An employee
against whom an action is taken under this section is entitled to appeal to the
Merit Systems Protection Board under section 7701.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3427E03CE84C4C7C9382B20E259152DF"><enum>(f)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Copies of the notice of proposed action,
the answer of the employee when written, and a summary thereof when made
orally, the notice of decision and reasons therefor, and any order effecting an
action covered by this subchapter, together with any supporting material, shall
be maintained by the agency and shall be furnished to the Merit Systems
Protection Board upon its request and to the employee affected upon the
employee’s request.</text>
</subsection></section></subchapter><subchapter id="H90E51FCB44984F78BFB87A093F042DE6"><enum>VII</enum><header>Removal of
Senior Executive Service employees</header>
<section id="HCD1CE5C185C047048F4B95291FAA87ED"><enum>7561.</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of this subchapter, the term
<term>employee</term> has the meaning given such term in section 7541.</text>
</section><section id="HB921D9560FE1404D9359F3C06A89CB01"><enum>7562.</enum><header>Removal of
Senior Executive Service employees</header>
<subsection id="HA8A890FA88CA48BFB04D42B934C45729"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law
and consistent with the requirements of subsection (b), the head of an agency
may remove an employee for serious neglect of duty, misappropriation of funds,
or malfeasance if the head of the agency—</text>
<paragraph id="H2DBDE903DBE84F108D2D3495AEB1E150"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determines that the employee knowingly
acted in a manner that endangers the interest of the agency mission;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H09B6460ADD6A4BAA92AA23CEB48E0D71"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">considers the removal to be necessary or
advisable in the interests of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF7248CCA93DF4D039CD20CDCB9E97389"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determines that the procedures prescribed
in other provisions of law that authorize the removal of such employee cannot
be invoked in a manner that the head of an agency considers consistent with the
efficiency of the Government.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04D3E8E05E514C66B1E2551ECC855C7E"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employee may not be removed under this
section—</text>
<paragraph id="H45728C310BA646CF8FF2C46CD75FAA8C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>on any basis that
would be prohibited under—</text>
<subparagraph id="H78544549181B482EAEBAF3740695D7BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any provision of
law referred to in section 2302(b)(1); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C1ABA6E236C44D3B0D40C8C1362D0DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>paragraphs (8) or
(9) of section 2302(b); or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC84D83303A6C4130A2A51E841738E630"><enum>(2)</enum><text>on any basis,
described in paragraph (1), as to which any administrative or judicial
proceeding—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8776CC505F994F18B11D09419D9FCC71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has been commenced
by or on behalf of such employee; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99C47454573041C0A0971E6D1ECE1935"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is pending.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3348D289156743BDA31555FF30A30B12"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employee removed under this section
shall be notified of the reasons for such removal. Within 30 days after the
notification, the employee is entitled to submit to the official designated by
the head of the agency statements or affidavits to show why the employee should
be restored to duty. If such statements and affidavits are submitted, the head
of the agency shall provide a written response, and may restore the employee’s
employment if the head of the agency chooses.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF6EE7A42FB2D4CC0B2DBA3EE424016BC"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever the head of the agency removes an
employee under the authority of this section, the head of the agency shall
notify Congress of such termination, and the specific reasons for the
action.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5BCA04533B1C4A14ACB970433399DBFB"><enum>(e)</enum><text>An employee
against whom an action is taken under this section is entitled to appeal to the
Merit Systems Protection Board under section 7701 of this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBC102B3C134C44159D74847AE5A0A5D4"><enum>(f)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Copies of the notice of proposed action,
the answer of the employee when written, and a summary thereof when made
orally, the notice of decision and reasons therefor, and any order effecting an
action covered by this subchapter, together with any supporting material, shall
be maintained by the agency and shall be furnished to the Merit Systems
Protection Board upon its request and to the employee affected upon the
employee’s request.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H658034B581C847A2A25235CCCC280BE8"><enum>(g)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A removal under this section does not
affect the right of the employee affected to seek or accept employment with any
other department or agency of the United States if that employee is declared
eligible for such employment by the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF5421213AD644884A426069C62338C68"><enum>(h)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority of the head of the agency
under this section may not be
delegated.</text>
</subsection></section></subchapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HE452E8BA510B44B8AA34CD7F3C325B28"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
sections at the beginning of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/75">chapter 75</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding after the item relating to section 7543 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3C2316EBF704CAABF37B57E2DD81B75" style="USC">
<toc container-level="quoted-block-container" idref="H024CCEFA14214958AEAD06BAA1E85C5A" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
<toc-entry idref="HE36A9B8B999145C1A8EDCAC352FE3F66" level="subchapter">Subchapter VI—Investigative leave for Senior Executive
Service employees</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HCF22F0831345488E86F58671E6AA64C0" level="section">7551. Definitions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HE4CF6623210144B49BA1C2AFCC6B02EF" level="section">7552. Actions covered.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HEF8C1BB81B184A0D90E6E2DDC56D7155" level="section">7553. Cause and procedure.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H90E51FCB44984F78BFB87A093F042DE6" level="subchapter">Subchapter VII—Removal of Senior Executive Service
employees</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HCD1CE5C185C047048F4B95291FAA87ED" level="section">7561. Definition.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HB921D9560FE1404D9359F3C06A89CB01" level="section">7562. Removal of Senior Executive Service
employees.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3444F0092C9A46448313E087D6568F32" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header>Suspension of Senior
Executive Service employees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/7543">Section 7543</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code,
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF3215D958B084E1BAAD9FD25F5346D88"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by inserting
<quote>misappropriation of funds,</quote> after <quote>malfeasance,</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H513CAADDD8334484A28831AD86D5FEDE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB30C86991CE549F7B0EAB6598591A660" style="USC">
<paragraph id="H3AAC5B176E5D4D70A4148452A1440E37"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 30 days’ advance written notice,
stating specific reasons for the proposed action, unless—</text>
<subparagraph id="H21FF5BACA9704973AB7D0C60A4EFCE8F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>there is
reasonable cause to believe that the employee has committed a crime for which a
sentence of imprisonment can be imposed; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9305854208D948149E0D7B5B00BF3235"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the agency determines, as prescribed in
regulation by the Office of Personnel Management, that the employee’s conduct
with respect to which an action covered by this subchapter is proposed is
flagrant and that such employee intentionally engaged in such
conduct;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H10DA1614CA9C451A94F7F1E559135063"><enum>204.</enum><header>Misappropriation
of funds amendments</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HB46BF630FB6D4A61928E8C87104D7C3D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reinstatement in
the Senior Executive Service</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3593">Section 3593</external-xref> of title 5, United
States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H42FCEC5EDBAB4710A7D754B9D626B261"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(2), by inserting
<quote>misappropriation of funds,</quote> after <quote>malfeasance,</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H55FE11CAA18A4F2EBDD696F1859A0960"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
by striking <quote>or malfeasance</quote> and inserting <quote>malfeasance, or
misappropriation of funds</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H12ED1BF8295444C094C3597F03AFEA31"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Placement in
other personnel systems</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3594">Section 3594(a)</external-xref> of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking <quote>or malfeasance</quote> and inserting
<quote>malfeasance, or misappropriation of funds</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Citizen
Empowerment</header>
<section id="H36565D532E10496F8A2D94DC51BBAC05"><enum>301.</enum><header>Amendments</header>
<subsection id="HB49E8733CFC54B6FAE981C4CCBDE13DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part III of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 79 the
following:</text>
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<chapter id="HDD8A9DA8450F418BB3E36D7DD775A777"><enum>79A</enum><header>Services to
members of the public</header>
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<toc-entry idref="H59B127DAD43246CCB964F766DC9260DA" level="section">Sec.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H59B127DAD43246CCB964F766DC9260DA" level="section">7921. Procedure for in-person and telephonic interactions
conducted by Executive Branch employees.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<section id="H59B127DAD43246CCB964F766DC9260DA"><enum>7921.</enum><header>Procedure for
in-person and telephonic interactions conducted by Executive Branch
employees</header>
<subsection id="H9981DD86641440CEB9A31CBDF3FCAE05"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this section is to ensure that individuals have the right to record
in-person and telephonic interactions with Executive agency employees and to
ensure that individuals who are the target of enforcement actions conducted by
Executive agency employees are notified of such right.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2DD532824E304162A293A2AA5043C532"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of this section—</text>
<paragraph id="HD573808D773942028B790258049EA8E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>telephonic</term> means by telephone or other similar electronic device;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA351DA522F3D47DC94DA2207FC5E66F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>employee</term> means an employee of an Executive agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H41CAB9F09A9841FFB587D5E52D2D17ED"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consent of
Executive agency employees</header><text>Participation by an employee, acting
in an official capacity, in an in-person or telephonic interaction shall
constitute consent by the employee to a recording of that interaction by any
participant in the interaction.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBC14E23CE18D4D8795CE0FCA638F50EA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Notice of rights
when Federal employees engaged in certain actions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A notice of an individual’s right to record
conversations with employees shall be included in any written material provided
by an Executive agency to the individual concerning an audit, investigation,
inspection, or enforcement action that could result in the imposition of a
fine, forfeiture of property, civil monetary penalty, or criminal penalty
against, or the collection of an unpaid tax, fine, or penalty from, such
individual or a business owned or operated by such individual.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF7F26A6C05EF4239BBA86E90E1F2634F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Official
representative</header><text>Any person who is permitted to represent before an
Executive agency an individual under this section shall receive the same notice
as required under subsection (d) with respect to such individual.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD903BC6B514E419D8172F73F3CFEF95E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>No cause of
action</header><text>This section does not create any express or implied
private right of action.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H64CA5D1EC7424D0D9BEA55F68B01C419"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Disciplinary
action</header><text>An employee who violates this section shall be subject to
appropriate disciplinary action in accordance with otherwise applicable
provisions of law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H88A6B76CEC994515B6412E0F841AAA0D"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Public
information concerning right To record</header>
<paragraph id="H8DD817524C654474B2FB417AAB85D022"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Posting on
agency Web sites</header><text>Within 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this section, each Executive agency shall post prominently on its Web site
information explaining the right of individuals to record interactions with
employees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E380098202949E5BB1E9873416A5F8F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>OMB
guidance</header><text>Within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
section, the Office of Management and Budget shall issue guidance to Executive
agencies concerning implementation of paragraph
(1).</text>
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</subsection><subsection id="H8386E09B86314D7FB801519602747D9C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
Amendment</header><text>The analysis for part III of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 79 the
following:</text>
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<multi-column-toc-entry bold="on" level="section"><toc-enum>79A.</toc-enum><level-header level="section">Services
to members of the
public</level-header><target>7921</target></multi-column-toc-entry>
</toc>
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