[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4953 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4953

     To amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the length of 
 administrative leave for Federal employees to 30 days, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 14, 2016

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

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the length of 
 administrative leave for Federal employees to 30 days, 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 ``No Work, No Pay Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 6330. Limitation on administrative leave
    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), an 
employee may not be placed on administrative leave, or any other paid 
non-duty status without charge to leave, for more than 30 consecutive 
days for reasons relating to misconduct or performance.
    ``(b) Extension for Investigation.--In the case of an employee 
placed on administrative leave pending an investigation, the head of an 
agency may grant an extension of administrative leave for additional 
periods of not more than 30 consecutive days each only if the office 
investigating the employee submits a report to Congress and the head of 
the applicable agency containing a certification that additional time 
is needed to complete such investigation, including the reasons for the 
need for additional time.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter II of 
chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after 
the item relating to section 6329 the following new item:

``6330. Limitation on administrative leave.''.
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