[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 417 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 417

To reduce the total number of civil service employees in the executive 
  branch of the Government through attrition, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 20, 2015

  Mrs. Lummis (for herself and Mr. Mulvaney) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To reduce the total number of civil service employees in the executive 
  branch of the Government through attrition, 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 ``Federal Workforce Reduction Through 
Attrition Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' means an Executive agency 
        as defined by section 105 of title 5, United States Code, 
        excluding the Government Accountability Office.
            (2) Baseline quarter.--The term ``baseline quarter'' means 
        the quarter in which occurs the date of enactment of this Act.
            (3) Federal employee.--The term ``Federal employee'' means 
        an employee as defined by section 2105 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
            (4) Quarter.--The term ``quarter'' means a period of 3 
        calendar months ending on March 31, June 30, September 30, or 
        December 31.
            (5) Total number of federal employees.--The term ``total 
        number of Federal employees'' means the total number of Federal 
        employees in all agencies.

SEC. 3. WORKFORCE LIMITS AND REDUCTIONS.

    (a) In General.--The President, acting through the Office of 
Management and Budget (in consultation with the Office of Personnel 
Management), shall take appropriate measures to ensure that, effective 
with respect to each quarter beginning after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the total number of Federal employees determined for such 
quarter does not exceed the applicable maximum for such quarter.
    (b) Applicable Maximum.--For purposes of this Act, the ``applicable 
maximum'' for a quarter is--
            (1) in the case of a quarter before the target-attainment 
        quarter, the number equal to--
                    (A) the total number of Federal employees 
                determined for the baseline quarter, reduced by
                    (B) \2/3\ of the number of Federal employees 
                separating from agencies during the period--
                            (i) beginning on the first day following 
                        the baseline quarter; and
                            (ii) ending on the last day of the quarter 
                        to which the applicable maximum is being 
                        applied; and
            (2) in the case of the target-attainment quarter and any 
        subsequent quarter, the number equal to 90 percent of the total 
        number of Federal employees as of September 30, 2013.
    (c) Target-Attainment Quarter.--For purposes of this Act, the term 
``target-attainment quarter'' means the earlier of--
            (1) the first quarter (after the baseline quarter) for 
        which the total number of Federal employees does not exceed 90 
        percent of the total number of Federal employees as of 
        September 30, 2013; or
            (2) the quarter ending on September 30, 2016.
    (d) Method for Achieving Compliance.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), any 
        reductions necessary in order to achieve compliance with 
        subsection (a) shall be made through attrition.
            (2) Exception.--If, for any quarter, the total number of 
        Federal employees exceeds the applicable maximum for such 
        quarter, then, until the first succeeding quarter for which 
        such total number is determined not to exceed the applicable 
        maximum for such succeeding quarter, reductions shall be made 
        through both attrition and a freeze on appointments.
    (e) Counting Rules.--For purposes of this Act--
            (1) any determination of the total number of Federal 
        employees or the number of Federal employees separating from 
        agencies shall be made--
                    (A) on a full-time equivalent basis; and
                    (B) under section 4; and
            (2) any determination of the total number of Federal 
        employees for a quarter shall be made as of such date or 
        otherwise on such basis as the Office of Management of Budget 
        (in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management) 
        considers to be representative and feasible.
    (f) Waiver Authority.--The President may waive any of the preceding 
provisions of this section, with respect to an individual appointment, 
upon a determination by the President that such appointment is 
necessary due to--
            (1) a state of war or for reasons of national security; or
            (2) an extraordinary emergency threatening life, health, 
        safety, or property.

SEC. 4. REDUCTION IN PROCUREMENT OF SERVICE CONTRACTS.

    (a) In General.--For each fiscal year beginning with the first 
fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act, the President, 
acting through the Office of Management and Budget and subject to 
subsection (b), shall take appropriate measures to ensure that there is 
a reduction in the amount expended for the procurement of service 
contracts for such fiscal year equal to the reduction in the amount 
expended for the Federal workforce in the previous fiscal year as a 
result of the requirements of section 3.
    (b) Waiver Authority.--The President may waive the requirements 
under subsection (a) upon a determination that such waiver is necessary 
due to--
            (1) a state of war or for reasons of national security; or
            (2) an extraordinary emergency threatening life, health, 
        safety, or property.

SEC. 5. MONITORING AND NOTIFICATION.

    The Office of Management and Budget (in consultation with the 
Office of Personnel Management) shall--
            (1) continuously monitor all agencies and, for each quarter 
        to which the requirements of section 3(a) apply, determine 
        whether or not such requirements have been met; and
            (2) not later than 14 days after the end of each quarter 
        described in paragraph (1), submit to the President and each 
        House of Congress, a written determination as to whether or not 
        the requirements of section 3(a) have been met.

SEC. 6. REGULATIONS.

    Any regulations necessary to carry out this Act may be prescribed 
by the President or his designee.
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