[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 24, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5303]
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  SA 3500. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) No funds made available under this Act may be 
     used for taxpayer funded union time under section 7131 of 
     title 5 of the United States Code, unless--
       (1) the time is authorized for an employee to represent an 
     exclusive representative in the negotiation of a collective 
     bargaining agreement under section 7131(a) of title 5, United 
     States Code;
       (2) the time is authorized for an employee to conduct 
     activities described in section 4(a)(v)(2) of Executive Order 
     13837 (83 Fed. Reg. 25335; relating to ensuring transparency, 
     accountability, and efficiency in taxpayer-funded union time 
     use)); or
       (3) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget has 
     submitted to Congress, with respect to fiscal year 2018, a 
     report that includes, both agency-by-agency and for all 
     agencies, the following:
       (A) The total amount of taxpayer funded union time granted 
     to employees.
       (B) The average amount of taxpayer funded union time 
     expended per bargaining unit employee.
       (C) The specific types of activities or purposes for which 
     taxpayer funded union time was granted, and the impact which 
     the granting of such taxpayer funded union time for such 
     activities or purposes had on agency operations.
       (D) The total number of employees to whom taxpayer funded 
     union time was granted, and, of that total, the number who 
     were not engaged in any activities or purposes except 
     activities or purposes involving the use of taxpayer funded 
     union time.
       (E) The total amount of compensation (including fringe 
     benefits) afforded to employees in connection with activities 
     or purposes for which they were granted taxpayer funded union 
     time.
       (F) The total amount of taxpayer funded union time spent by 
     employees representing Federal employees who are not union 
     members in matters authorized by chapter 71 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (G) A description of any room or space designated at the 
     agency (or its subcomponent) where taxpayer funded union time 
     activities are conducted, including the square footage of any 
     such room or space.
       (b) In this section, the term ``taxpayer funded union 
     time'' means any period of time, regardless of agency 
     nomenclature--
       (1) which may be granted to an employee under chapter 71 of 
     title 5, United States Code, to perform representational or 
     consultative functions; and
       (2) during which the employee would otherwise be in a duty 
     status.
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