119-hr4230

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4230 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4230

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to require certain executive 
branch employees to complete annual training on appropriations law, and 
 for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 27, 2025

 Ms. Kaptur (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Bishop, Ms. 
McCollum, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Meng, Mr. Pocan, Ms. 
 Lois Frankel of Florida, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mrs. Torres of 
California, Mr. Case, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Levin, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, 
 Ms. Escobar, Mr. Mrvan, and Mr. Ivey) 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 require certain executive 
branch employees to complete annual training on appropriations law, 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 Appropriations Compliance and 
Training Act''.

SEC. 2. MANDATORY APPROPRIATIONS LAW TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after 

section 4105 the following new section (and 
conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such chapter 
accordingly):
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Sec. 4106. Mandatory appropriations law training
 ``

    (a) Training.--
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    (1) In general.--The head of each agency shall require 
 any employee occupying a covered position at the agency to 
 complete an annual training course on appropriations law.
 ``

    (2) Timing.--With respect to any employee occupying a 
 covered position on the date of the enactment of this section, 
 such training shall be completed not later than 1 year after 
 such date and annually thereafter. With respect to any 
 individual appointed to a covered position after such date of 
 enactment, such training shall be completed not later than 60 
 days after such appointment and annually thereafter.
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    (b) Course Requirements.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--For purposes of carrying out the 
 requirements of this section, the head of each agency shall--
 ``
        (A) use the appropriations law training course 
 offered by the Government Accountability Office;
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        (B) establish an appropriations law training 
 course within the agency; or
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            (C) use an appropriations law training course 
 offered by any other agency or contractor.
 ``

    (2) Requirements.--If the head of an agency establishes a 
 training course under paragraph

    (1)
        (B) or uses a training 
 course offered by an agency or contractor under paragraph

    (1)
            (C) , such course may not be implemented or used without 
 prior approval of the Director of the Office of Management and 
 Budget and the Comptroller General. Any such course shall at a 
 minimum provide training on the following:
 ``
        (A) The constitutional and statutory framework 
 governing the obligation and expenditure of 
 appropriated funds, including the role of Congress and 
 its power of the purse, the role of the Office of 
 Management and Budget, and the role of executive 
 agencies in the appropriations process;
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        (B) Section 1301 of title 31 (commonly referred 
 to as the `Purpose Statute').
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            (C) Sections 1341, 1342, and 1511 through 1519 of 
 title 31 (commonly referred to as the `Antideficiency 
 Act').
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            (D) The bona fide needs rule, including 

section 1502 of title 31.
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        (E) The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (parts A 
 and B of title X of the Congressional Budget and 
 Impoundment Control Act of 1974).
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        (F) A comprehensive review of the direction 
 provided in the current fiscal year's appropriation Act 
 and accompanying report or explanatory statement (if 
 any) relevant to the employing agency.
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        (G) All possible penalties an employee may be 
 subject to for violating appropriations law.
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        (H) Any other relevant statutory or regulatory 
 provisions concerning the proper use of appropriated 
 funds.
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            (c) Certification.--The head of each agency shall submit an 
annual report to the Office of Management and Budget listing each 
employee who has completed such training. The head shall make a 
permanent notation in the employee's official personnel record file 
each time such employee completes such training.
 ``

    (b) Noncompliance.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--If an employee fails to complete the 
 required training under this section, after 45 days of 
 noncompliance--
 ``
        (A) such employee--
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            (i) shall be suspended from supervisory 
 authority over budget execution or financial 
 decision making, including obligation of funds; 
 and
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            (ii) may not, nowithstanding any other 
 provision of law, receive any performance bonus 
 or increase in basic rate of pay; and
 ``
        (B) the head of the agency shall place a notation 
 of such noncompliance in the employee's official 
 personnel record file.
 ``

    (2) Additional penalties.--If an employee remains in 
 noncompliance after 60 days, such employee shall be suspended 
 from accessing any agency information technology systems and 
 computer networks, including email and financial management 
 systems, until the employee completes the required training 
 under this section.
 ``
            (c) Agency Accountability.--The head of each agency shall be 
responsible for ensuring each employee occupying a covered position is 
in compliance with this section. Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the head of 
each agency shall publish, on the agency's public website, statistics 
regarding compliance by such employees with the training required by 
this section.
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            (d) Definition of Covered Position.--In this section, the term 
`covered position' means--
 ``

    (1) any position within the executive branch of the 
 Government that is classified at or above grade 11 of the 
 General Schedule (or equivalent);
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    (2) any political position (as that term is defined in 
 

section 4

    (a) of Public Law 114-136); and
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    (3) any Senior Executive Service position (as that term 
 is defined in 

section 3132

    (a) ).''.

    (b) Implementation.--

    (1) Guidance.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
 enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel 
 Management, in consultation with the Comptroller General, shall 
 issue implementation guidance and maintain a list of approved 
 providers of training required by 

section 4106 of title 5, 
 United States Code (as added by subsection

    (a) ).

    (2) Agency compliance plans.--Not later than 120 days after 
 the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each 
 executive branch agency shall submit to the Office of 
 Management and Budget a plan for implementing the training 
 required by such 

section 4106.
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