[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1070 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 314

103d CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1070

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                                 A BILL

To provide that certain politically appointed Federal officers may not 
receive cash awards for a certain period during a Presidential election 
 year, to prohibit cash awards to Executive Schedule officers, and for 
                            other purposes.

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            November 19 (legislative day, November 2), 1993

                       Reported with an amendment





                                                       Calendar No. 314
103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1070

To provide that certain politically appointed Federal officers may not 
receive cash awards for a certain period during a Presidential election 
 year, to prohibit cash awards to Executive Schedule officers, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                May 28 (legislative day, April 19), 1993

Mr. Levin (for himself and Mr. Stevens) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental 
                                Affairs

            November 19 (legislative day, November 2), 1993

                Reported by Mr. Glenn, with an amendment
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide that certain politically appointed Federal officers may not 
receive cash awards for a certain period during a Presidential election 
 year, to prohibit cash awards to Executive Schedule officers, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON CASH AWARDS TO CERTAIN FEDERAL OFFICERS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 4507 the following new sections:
``Sec. 4508. Limitation of awards during a Presidential election year
    ``(a) For purposes of this section, the term--
            ``(1) `Presidential election period' means any period 
        beginning on June 1 in a calendar year in which the popular 
        election of the President occurs, and ending on January 20 
        following the date of such election; and
            ``(2) `senior politically appointed officer' means any 
        officer who during a Presidential election period serves--
                    ``(A) in a Senior Executive Service position and is 
                not a career appointee as defined under section 
                3132(a)(4); or
                    ``(B) in a position of a confidential or policy-
                determining character under schedule C of subpart C of 
                part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
    ``(b) No senior politically appointed officer may receive an award 
under the provisions of this subchapter during a Presidential election 
period.
``Sec. 4509. Prohibition of cash award to Executive Schedule officers
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    ``No officer may receive a cash award under the provisions of this 
subchapter, if such officer serves in--
            ``(1) an Executive Schedule position under subchapter II of 
        chapter 53; or
            ``(2) a position for which the compensation is set in 
        statute by reference to a section or level under subchapter II 
        of chapter 53.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 4507 the following:

``4508. Limitation of awards during a Presidential election year.
``4509. Prohibition of cash award to Executive Schedule officers.''.