[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3999 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3999

    To provide for reductions in the number of employees in Federal 
departments and agencies, freeze Federal employee compensation, reduce 
    funding to the White House and Congress, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 1, 2010

  Mr. Vitter introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide for reductions in the number of employees in Federal 
departments and agencies, freeze Federal employee compensation, reduce 
    funding to the White House and Congress, 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. DEFINITION.

    In this Act, the term ``agency''--
            (1) means an executive agency as defined under section 105 
        of title 5, United States Code; and
            (2) does not include the Department of Defense.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Determination of Number of Employees.--Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall determine the number of full-time employees 
employed in each agency. The head of each agency shall cooperate with 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in making the 
determinations.
    (b) Reductions.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the head of each agency shall take such actions as 
        necessary, including a reduction in force under sections 3502 
        and 3595 of title 5, United States Code, to reduce the number 
        of full-time employees employed in that agency as determined 
        under subsection (a) by 20 percent.
            (2) Time period for reductions.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided under 
                subparagraph (B), the head of each agency shall 
                complete the reductions under paragraph (1) not later 
                than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
                    (B) Extensions.--
                            (i) First extension.--The head of an agency 
                        may extend the 1-year period described under 
                        subparagraph (A) by a 180-day period, if the 
                        head of that agency submits a report to 
                        Congress that includes an explanation of the 
                        reasons the extension is necessary to complete 
                        the reductions.
                            (ii) Second extension.--The head of an 
                        agency may extend the 1-year period described 
                        under subparagraph (A) which was extended under 
                        clause (i) of this subparagraph by an 
                        additional 180-day period, if the head of that 
                        agency submits a report to Congress that 
                        includes--
                                    (I) an explanation of the reasons 
                                the extension is necessary to complete 
                                the reductions;
                                    (II) a plan detailing the 
                                completion of the reductions; and
                                    (III) any recommendation for 
                                legislation to provide for the 
                                completion of the reductions.
    (c) Elimination of Duplication and Restructuring.--In making 
reductions under subsection (b), the head of each agency shall--
            (1) minimize the duplication of functions by employees 
        within the agency; and
            (2) restructure employee responsibilities to carry out all 
        essential tasks of the agency.
    (d) Reports.--Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal 
year in which reductions are made under this section, the head of each 
agency shall submit a report to Congress on--
            (1) the actions taken by that agency to carry out this 
        section;
            (2) the restructuring of employees within the agency; and
            (3) the savings resulting to the Federal Government by the 
        reductions in salaries and expenses from the reductions in 
        employees and restructuring under this section, including 
        unexpended appropriations returned to the United States 
        Treasury.

SEC. 3. FREEZE IN COMPENSATION FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AT NON-DEFENSE 
              AGENCIES.

    (a) Pay.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal 
years 2011, 2012, and 2013 no adjustment shall be made with respect to 
any employee of an agency--
            (1) in the rates of basic pay under section 5303 of title 
        5, United States Code, or
            (2) in comparability payments under section 5304 or 5304a 
        of title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Bonuses.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
each of fiscal years 2011, 2012, and 2013 the total amount of bonuses 
and cash awards (including any performance-based cash awards under 
section 4505a of title 5, United States Code, or any similar provision 
of law) paid by an agency may not exceed the total amount of such 
bonuses and awards paid during fiscal year 2010.

SEC. 4. REDUCTION IN APPROPRIATIONS TO THE WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESS.

    (a) Appropriations to the White House.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the total amount of funds appropriated to the 
appropriations account under the heading ``The White House'' under the 
heading ``EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO 
THE PRESIDENT'' for fiscal year 2011 may not exceed 85 percent of the 
total amount of funds appropriated to that account during fiscal year 
2010.
    (b) Appropriations to Congress.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the total amount of funds appropriated under the 
headings ``SENATE'' and ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' for fiscal year 
2011 may not exceed 85 percent of the total amount of funds 
appropriated under those headings during fiscal year 2010.

SEC. 5. FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLES.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``motor vehicle'' has 
the meaning given under section 157(a)(1) of title 23, United States 
Code.
    (b) Reduction.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
total amount of funds appropriated for the acquisition and maintenance 
of all motor vehicles owned or operated by all agencies for fiscal year 
2011 may not exceed 80 percent of the total amount of funds 
appropriated for the acquisition and maintenance of all motor vehicles 
owned or operated by all agencies during fiscal year 2010.
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