[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 986 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 986

 To prohibit performance awards in the Senior Executive Service during 
                         sequestration periods.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 16, 2013

Mrs. McCaskill (for herself, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin) 
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 prohibit performance awards in the Senior Executive Service during 
                         sequestration periods.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON PERFORMANCE AWARDS IN THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE 
              SERVICE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the terms ``agency'' and ``career appointee'' have the 
        meanings given such terms in section 5381 of title 5, United 
        States Code; and
            (2) the term ``sequestration period'' means a period 
        beginning on the date on which a sequestration order is issued 
        under section 251 or 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
        Deficit Control Act (2 U.S.C. 901 and 901a) and ending on the 
        last day of the fiscal year to which the sequestration order 
        applies.
    (b) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
agency may not pay a performance award under section 5384 of title 5, 
United States Code, to a career appointee--
            (1) during a sequestration period; or
            (2) that relates to any period of service performed during 
        a fiscal year during which a sequestration order is issued 
        under section 251 or 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
        Deficit Control Act (2 U.S.C. 901 and 901a).
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