[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[H.R. 1633 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 119
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1633
[Report No. 114-163]
To provide for certain improvements relating to the tracking and
reporting of employees of the Department of Homeland Security placed on
administrative leave, or any other type of paid non-duty status without
charge to leave, for personnel matters, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 25, 2015
Mr. Loudermilk (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Katko, Mr. Hurd of Texas,
Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Walker, Ms. McSally, and Mr. Ratcliffe)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Homeland Security
June 17, 2015
Additional sponsors: Mr. Hensarling, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr.
Perry, and Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia
June 17, 2015
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March
25, 2015]
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A BILL
To provide for certain improvements relating to the tracking and
reporting of employees of the Department of Homeland Security placed on
administrative leave, or any other type of paid non-duty status without
charge to leave, for personnel matters, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DHS Paid Administrative Leave
Accountability Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IMPROVED INTERNAL TRACKING AND
REPORTING OF ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(Public Law 107-296; 6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
``SEC. 104. INTERNAL TRACKING AND REPORTING OF ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE FOR
PERSONNEL MATTERS.
``(a) Internal Reporting.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of the DHS Paid Administrative Leave Accountability Act
of 2015, and quarterly thereafter, the head of each component of the
Department shall submit to the Chief Human Capital Officer of the
Department--
``(1) the number of employees of the component who had been
on administrative leave, or any other type of paid non-duty
status without charge to leave, for personnel matters for a
period of six consecutive months or longer as of the last day
of the period covered by the report;
``(2) the total cost to the component associated with such
administrative leave and such paid non-duty status (including
salary and benefits) for the period covered by the report; and
``(3) the average duration that employees are placed on
administrative leave, or any other type of paid non-duty status
without charge to leave, for personnel matters for a period of
six consecutive months or longer, as of the last day of the
period covered by the report for the component.
``(b) CHCO Tracking.--The Chief Human Capital Officer shall--
``(1) maintain records of the number of employees of the
Department who are placed on administrative leave or paid non-
duty status without charge to leave for personnel matters and
the costs (including salary and benefits) associated with such
leave or non-duty status; and
``(2) in consultation with the head of each of the
components of the Department, determine any appropriate actions
to be taken by the Department to resolve any personnel matter
objectively, appropriately, and expeditiously or to reduce the
use of administrative leave and paid non-duty status without
charge to leave in addressing any personnel matter.
``(c) Personnel Matters Defined.--In this section, the term
`personnel matters' means, with respect to an employee, any personnel
investigation (including any investigation into misconduct and any
national security or suitability investigation), any criminal matter,
or any adverse action proposed or taken by the Department, including
any action under chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code.
``(d) Leverage of Existing Systems.--In carrying out this section,
the Secretary is encouraged to leverage systems and operations in use
on the date of enactment of the DHS Paid Administrative Leave
Accountability Act of 2015 to implement the requirements of this
section.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 103
the following new item:
``Sec. 104. Internal tracking and reporting of administrative leave for
personnel matters.''.
SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY POLICY RELATING TO EMPLOYEES ON
ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.
By not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland
Security shall develop and implement a Department-wide policy in
accordance with existing Federal guidance specifically related to the
use of administrative leave, or any other type of paid non-duty status
without charge to leave, for personnel matters. Such policy shall
include the responsibilities of the components of the Department for
reporting information relating to such administrative leave and such
paid non-duty status to the Chief Human Capital Officer, as required
under section 104(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law
107-296), as added by section 2. Such policy shall provide guidance on
expediting the resolution of a personnel matter for which an employee
has been on administrative leave or any other type of paid non-duty
status without charge to leave for a period of six consecutive months
or longer in an objective and appropriate manner.
SEC. 4. REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
EMPLOYEES ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS.
(a) Quarterly Reports.--Not later than 30 days after the last day
of each calendar quarter of 2016, 2017, and 2018, the Chief Human
Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
Senate a report on the number of Department employees on administrative
leave, and any other type of paid non-duty status without charge to
leave, for personnel matters for a period of six consecutive months or
longer as of the last day of the quarter covered by the report. Each
such report shall include--
(1) the costs to the Department associated with the
placement of such employees on administrative leave or such
paid non-duty status (including salary and benefits) for the
period covered by the report; and
(2) a description of any actions taken by the Department to
resolve any personnel matter for which an employee has been
placed on administrative leave or paid non-duty status without
charge to leave.
(b) Personnel Matters.--In this section, the term ``personnel
matters'' has the meaning given such term in section 104(c) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296), as added by section
2.
Union Calendar No. 119
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1633
[Report No. 114-163]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide for certain improvements relating to the tracking and
reporting of employees of the Department of Homeland Security placed on
administrative leave, or any other type of paid non-duty status without
charge to leave, for personnel matters, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
June 17, 2015
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed