[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6295 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6295

To require a Government political appointee to reimburse the Government 
     for the unlawful use of Federal funds, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2018

Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Gottheimer, 
Mr. Curbelo of Florida, and Mr. Young of Iowa) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To require a Government political appointee to reimburse the Government 
     for the unlawful use of Federal funds, 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 ``Cut the Perks Act''.

SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT FOR UNLAWFUL USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS BY POLITICAL 
              APPOINTEES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date that an 
Inspector General or the Government Accountability Office make a joint 
determination that a political appointee made a personal request for 
the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds in willful violation of 
Federal law, rule, or regulation, the political appointee shall 
reimburse the Government for the amount of the obligation or 
expenditure. For purposes of this subsection, a joint determination is 
deemed to have occurred if--
            (1) the Government Accountability Office issues a decision 
        or opinion that an obligation or expenditure of Federal funds 
        is in violation of Federal law, rule, or regulation; and
            (2) an Inspector General finds that a political appointee 
        made a personal request for the obligation or expenditure of 
        Federal funds in willful violation of Federal law, rule, or 
        regulation.
    (b) Definition of Political Appointee.--In this section, the term 
``political appointee'' means any officer or employee of the 
Government--
            (1) appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
        consent of the Senate; and
            (2) in a position of a confidential or policy-determining 
        character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 
        of the Code of Federal Regulations.
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