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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2953 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2953

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for dual pay and dual 
 employment accountability.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 September 30, 2025

Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
 on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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 A BILL

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for dual pay and dual 
 employment accountability.

 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 ``Dismantling Double Dippers Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. DUAL PAY AND DUAL EMPLOYMENT ACCOUNTABILITY.

    (a) In General.--

Section 5533 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
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    (f)

    (1) Except as otherwise explicitly provided, an individual may 
not, while serving as an officer or employee of the United States, 
directly or indirectly--
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        (A) hold or perform the duties of more than 1 position in 
 the civil service at the same time;
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        (B) enter into or apply for a contract for the 
 procurement of property or services with any department or 
 agency or instrumentality of the United States; or
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            (C) receive compensation or any other financial benefit 
 under a contract with any department, agency, or 
 instrumentality of the United States.
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    (2) Any individual who knowingly violates this subsection shall--
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        (A) repay all amounts received in violation of this 
 section, with interest, as determined by the applicable agency; 
 and
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        (B) be referred to the Department of Justice for 
 investigation, and, as appropriate, criminal prosecution.
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    (3) Each agency shall notify the inspector general of the agency 
or the Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management of any 
suspected violation of this section.
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    (g)

    (1) The Inspector General of the Office of Personnel 
Management shall annually audit personnel and payroll records to 
identify violations of this section during the preceding year and 
submit to Congress, the heads of each agency, and the inspectors 
general of each agency a report on the audit.
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    (2) Each audit required under paragraph

    (1) shall--
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        (A) cross-reference payroll records, time and attendance 
 records, the Office of Personnel Management Enterprise Human 
 Resources Integration System (or any successor system), and 
 other employment verification sources, including Internal 
 Revenue Service data;
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        (B) include a risk-based review of telework and 
 contractor positions where overlapping employment may be 
 concealed; and
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            (C) quantify instances of violations of this section, the 
 amounts recovered, and any disciplinary or enforcement actions 
 taken.''.
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