[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 271 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 271

To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the existing Federal 
employee bonus and incentive award programs and establish a program for 
     incentive awards for Federal employees only for suggestions, 
   inventions, or other personal efforts which cause a demonstrable 
                  monetary savings to the Government.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

  Mr. Jacobs introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the existing Federal 
employee bonus and incentive award programs and establish a program for 
     incentive awards for Federal employees only for suggestions, 
   inventions, or other personal efforts which cause a demonstrable 
                  monetary savings to the Government.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Government Bonus Reform Act 
of 1995''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEE BONUSES AND AWARDS.

    (a) Incentive Awards.--Chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code, 
relating to incentive awards, is repealed.
    (b) Performance Awards in the Senior Executive Service.--(1) 
Section 5384 of title 5, United States Code, relating to performance 
awards for the Senior Executive Service, is repealed.
    (2) The table of sections for chapter 53 of such title is amended 
by striking out the item relating to section 5384.

SEC. 3. INCENTIVE AWARDS FOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS RESULTING IN DEMONSTRABLE 
              SAVINGS FOR THE GOVERNMENT.

    Part III of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after chapter 43 the following:

                     ``CHAPTER 45--INCENTIVE AWARDS

``Sec.
``4501. Definitions.
``4502. Presidential awards.
``4503. Awards to former employees.
``4504. Appropriations authorization.
``Sec. 4501. Definitions
    ``For the purposes of the chapter--
            ``(1) `agency' means--
                    ``(A) an Executive agency;
                    ``(B) the Administrative Office of the United 
                States Courts;
                    ``(C) the Library of Congress;
                    ``(D) the Office of the Architect of the Capitol;
                    ``(E) the Botanic Garden;
                    ``(F) the Government Printing Office;
                    ``(G) the government of the District of Columbia; 
                and
                    ``(H) the United States Sentencing Commission;
        but does not include--
                            ``(i) the Tennessee Valley Authority; or
                            ``(ii) the Central Bank for Cooperatives;
            ``(2) `employee' means--
                    ``(A) an employee as defined by section 2105 of 
                this title; and
                    ``(B) an individual employed by the government of 
                the District of Columbia; and
            ``(3) `Government' means the Government of the United 
        States and the government of the District of Columbia.
``Sec. 4502. Presidential awards
    ``(a) The President may pay a cash award to an employee who by the 
employee's suggestion, invention, superior accomplishment, or other 
personal effort--
            ``(1) contributes to the efficiency, economy, or other 
        improvement of Government operations or achieves a significant 
        reduction in paperwork, and
            ``(2) by such contribution causes a demonstrable monetary 
        savings to the Government.
    ``(b)(1) A cash award under this chapter may not exceed $1,500.
    ``(2) A cash award under this chapter is in addition to the regular 
pay of the recipient. Acceptance of a cash award under this chapter 
constitutes an agreement that the use by the Government of an idea, 
method, or device for which the award is made does not form the basis 
of a further claim of any nature against the Government by the 
employee, his heirs, or assigns.
``Sec. 4503. Awards to former employees
    ``The President may pay or grant an award under this chapter 
notwithstanding the death or separation from the service of the 
employee concerned, if the suggestion, invention, superior 
accomplishment, other personal effort, or special act or service in the 
public interest for which the award is proposed was made or performed 
while the employee was in the employ of the Government.
``Sec. 4504. Appropriations authorization
    ``For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1995, and each fiscal 
year thereafter, there is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed 
$2,000,000 for the awards under this chapter.''.
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