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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill temporarily expands the awards program for cost-saving identifications&nbsp;by federal employees of fraud, waste, or mismanagement to include identifications of surplus salaries-and-expenses funds. Savings resulting from such&nbsp;identifications shall generally be used for deficit reduction,&nbsp;but agencies may&nbsp;retain up to 10% of such savings for the purpose of paying cash awards to employees for making the identifications.</p> ]]></text>
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