113 S785 IS: Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2013 U.S. Senate 2013-04-23 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 785 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 23, 2013 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the use of official time by Federal employees.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2013.

2.

Elimination of official time

(a)

In general

Section 7131 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

7131.

Elimination of official time

Any activities performed by an employee relating to the internal business of a labor organization (including the solicitation of membership, elections of labor organization officials, and collection of dues) shall be performed during the time the employee is in a non-duty status.

. (b)

Clerical amendment

The table of sections for chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 7131 and inserting the following: 7131. Elimination of official time. .