Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) modify the exemption from the 10% penalty for premature distributions from governmental employee benefit plans to qualified public safety employees to eliminate the restriction that such plans be defined benefit plans; (2) expand the definition of "qualified public safety employee" to include federal employees; and (3) exempt from tax penalties certain periodic payments made to qualified public safety employees before the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (i.e., August 17, 2006).

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Summary: No Budget, No Pay Act - Prohibits the payment of any pay to any Member of Congress (excluding the Vice President) if both Houses of Congress have not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year before October 1 of that fiscal year, nor until both Houses of Congress approve such a budget resolution. Prohibits any retroactive pay for such a period.

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Summary: Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011 - Requires the head of an executive agency to: (1) pay the cost of presenting a U.S. flag for an individual who was an agency employee and died of injuries incurred while serving as a federal employee, (2) furnish such flag upon the request of the employee's next of kin or any other individual as determined by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and (3) provide notice to agency employees of the flag benefit provided by this Act.  Allows an exemption from the requirements of this Act if an agency head determines that fulfilling such requirements would endanger U.S. national security or require the disclosure of classified information, or that the employee is not entitled to death benefits due to willful misconduct.

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Summary: Federal Workforce Reduction and Reform Act of 2011 - Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, to extend the freeze on statutory pay adjustments for federal civilian employees and increases in the rates of basic pay for senior executives or senior-level employees through December 31, 2014. Prohibits agencies from paying bonuses (including any recruitment or retention bonus) or cash awards (including performance-based cash awards) to employees during FY2012-FY2014. Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1)  take appropriate measures to ensure that the total number of federal employees or contract employees, beginning in FY2022, does not exceed 85% of the total number of federal employees on September 30, 2011; (2) continuously monitor all agencies, make a determination on whether the total number of federal employees in any quarter of a fiscal year exceeds the maximum number allowed by this Act, and notify the President and Congress if the number exceeds the maximum; and (3) ensure that there is no increase in the procurement of service contracts due to this Act unless a cost comparison demonstrates that such contracts would be financially advantageous to the federal government. Prohibits a federal agency from filling any vacancy until OMB provides written notice to the President and Congress that the number of federal or contract employees does not exceed the limitation imposed by this Act. Allows the President to waive the workforce limitations imposed by this Act if the President determines that the existence of a state or war or other national security concern or the existence of an extraordinary emergency threatening life, health, public safety, property, or the environment so requires. Imposes limitations on the amount allowed for the reimbursement of travel costs incurred by federal employees (except employees of the Department of Defense [DOD]) in FY2012-FY2014 unless such expenses are incurred by threatened law enforcement personnel or for reasons relating to national security or public safety.

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Summary: Retirement Equity for Pentagon Police Heroes Act of 2011 - Makes provisions of the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) relating to retirement contributions, annuity computations, and mandatory separation applicable to Pentagon Force Protection Agency officers.

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Summary: Reducing the Size of the Federal Government Through Attrition Act of 2011 - Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to take appropriate measures to ensure that: (1) the total number of federal employees, beginning in FY2015, does not exceed 90% of the total number of such employees as of September 30, 2011; (2) agencies do not appoint, until the end of FY 2014, more than one employee for every three employees retiring or otherwise separating from government service; and (3) there is no increase in the procurement of service contracts due to this Act unless a cost comparison demonstrates that such contracts would be financially advantageous to the federal government. Requires OMB to continuously monitor all agencies and make a determination whether the total number of federal employees exceeds the limitation imposed by this Act. Prohibits a federal agency from filling any vacancy unless OMB provides written notice to the President and Congress that the number of federal employees does not exceed the limitation established by this Act. Allows the President to waive the workforce limitations imposed by this Act if the President determines that the existence of a state of war or other national security concern or the existence of an extraordinary emergency threatening life, health, public safety, property, or the environment so requires. Allows the President additional discretion to waive such workforce limitations if the President determines that the efficiency of a federal agency or the performance of its critical mission so requires.

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Summary: Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act of 2011 - Requires the head of each executive agency to develop and submit to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) a strategic workforce plan as part of an agency performance plan, including: (1) hiring projections, (2) strategic human capital planning to address critical skills deficiencies, (3) recruitment strategies to attract highly qualified candidates from diverse backgrounds, (4) streamlining of the hiring process, and (5) a specific analysis of the contractor workforce. Requires agency heads to: (1) identify highly qualified applicant pools with diverse backgrounds before posting announcements of vacant positions and post such announcements for a reasonable period of time, (2) implement processes to simplify and streamline the job application and notification process, (3) fill a vacancy not later than an average of 80 days after identifying such vacancy, and (4) measure and collect information on indicators of hiring effectiveness. Requires all announcements of vacant positions for competitive positions to be written in plain writing in accordance with the Plain Writing Act of 2010.

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Summary: Appeal Time Clarification Act of 2011 -Amends federal judicial code requirements concerning the time limits for the filing of appeals to any judgment, order, or decree in a civil action, suit, or proceeding in which the United States or a U.S. officer or agency is a party. Revises the requirement that an appeal in any such action, suit, or proceeding be filed within 60 days after entry of judgment, order, or decree. Extends application of the 60-day filing deadline to any civil action, suit, or proceeding in which one of the parties is: (1) a U.S. employee sued in an official capacity; or (2) a current or former U.S. officer or employee sued in an individual capacity for an act or omission occurring in connection with duties performed on behalf of the United States, including all instances in which the United States represents that officer or employee when the judgment, order, or decree is entered or files the appeal for that person. Sets forth the finding of Congress that the application of the 60-day deadline: (1) is not limited to civil actions in which representation of the United States is provided by the Department of Justice (DOJ); and (2) includes all civil actions in which the representation of the United States is provided by a federal legal officer acting in an official capacity, including civil actions in which a Member, officer, or employee of the Senate or the House of Representatives is represented by the Office of Senate Legal Counsel or the House's Office of General Counsel.

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Summary: United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011 - Prescribes the "average pay" to be used in determining annuities for civilian employment with the United States Postal Service (USPS) for purposes of provisions relating to future benefits attributable to such employment in order to calculate the amount of any USPS surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). Requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM): (1) within six months after enactment of this Act, to determine (or, if applicable, redetermine) the amount of such surplus or liability as of the close of the most recently ending fiscal year using the methodology required under this Act; and (2) if the result is a surplus, to transfer the surplus amount to the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund within 15 days after the determination of a surplus. Provides for an alternate determination of a USPS surplus or supplemental liability for FY2016-FY2020. Requires transfer of certain surplus postal retirement contributions in FY2011 to the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund or the Employees' Compensation Fund under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act. Prohibits USPS from closing any post office which is located more than 10 miles from any other post office. Expresses the intent of Congress that this Act shall apply to allocations of past, present, and future benefit liabilities between the USPS and the Treasury.

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Summary: Save Our Postal Worker Jobs Act of 2011 - Prescribes the "average pay" to be used in determining annuities for civilian employment with the United States Postal Service (USPS) for purposes of provisions relating to future benefits attributable to such employment in order to calculate the amount of any USPS surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). Requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM): (1) within six months after enactment of this Act, to determine (or, if applicable, redetermine) the amount of such surplus or liability as of the close of the most recently ending fiscal year using the methodology required under this Act; and (2) if the result is a surplus, to transfer the surplus amount to the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund within 15 days after the determination of a surplus. Provides for an alternate determination of a USPS surplus or supplemental liability for FY2016-FY2020. Requires transfer of certain surplus postal retirement contributions in FY2011 to the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund or the Employees' Compensation Fund under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act. Expresses the intent of Congress that this Act shall apply to allocations of past, present, and future benefit liabilities between the USPS and the Treasury.

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Summary: Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to direct both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to prohibit purchase or sale of either securities, security-based swaps, or commodities for future delivery or swap by a person in possession of material nonpublic information regarding pending or prospective legislative action if the information was obtained: (1) knowingly from a Member or employee of Congress, (2) by reason of being a Member or employee of Congress, or (3) from other federal employees and derived from their federal employment. Directs both the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives to hold hearings on the implementation by the CFTC and the SEC of such financial transaction prohibitions. Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require formal disclosure of certain securities and commodities futures transactions to either the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate. Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to subject to its registration, reporting, and disclosure requirements, as well as requirements for identification of clients and covered legislative and executive officials, all political intelligence activities, contacts, firms, and consultants. Requires the Comptroller General to include political intelligence activities, contacts, firms, and consultants in its annual compliance audits and reports.

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Summary: Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) States as the purpose of this Act to apply the same employment benefits and obligations to federal employees in same-sex domestic partnerships and to their domestic partners as apply under existing statutes to married federal employees and their spouses. Title I: Establishment and Termination of Domestic Partnerships; Other General Provisions - (Sec. 101) Amends federal civil service law to provide that in order to establish a domestic partnership with an individual for purposes of receiving federal employment benefits, the two individuals in such domestic partnership shall jointly execute, and the employee, former employee, or annuitant seeking to establish a domestic partnerships for purposes of this Act shall file, an affidavit attesting that: both individuals in the domestic partnership are members of the same sex, at least age 18, and competent to contract; the individuals are in a committed domestic-partnership relationship and intend to remain so indefinitely; both individuals have a common residence or would have a common residence but are prevented from doing so because of an assignment abroad or for other reasons identified in the affidavit; the individuals share responsibility for a significant measure of each other's welfare and financial obligations; neither individual is married to or in a domestic partnership with anyone except each other and neither is related to the other by blood in a way that would prohibit legal marriage in the jurisdiction in which the partners have a common residence; and both individuals understand the benefits and obligations of a domestic partnership and that willful falsification of information in the affidavit or willful failure to provide notification of the termination of the domestic partnership may lead to recovery of amounts obtained as a result of such falsification or failure, disciplinary action against the employee, and criminal or other penalties. Requires either domestic partner to give notification of the termination of the domestic partnership within 30 days after such partnership ends. Provides that the death of either domestic partner or notification of termination by either partner shall terminate a domestic partnership. (Sec. 102) Requires authorized officers and agencies to develop and issue guidance and educational materials with respect to benefits and obligations established by this Act. Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to compile such materials and ensure that they are readily available to employees and their domestic partners, both in print form and by a publicly accessible website. Requires such materials to be prepared and made available not later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act and updated as necessary. (Sec. 103) Requires the President, not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once every two years thereafter, to: (1) conduct a review of the employment benefits and obligations for federal employees across the executive branch to determine what authority exists for the President and designees of the President to apply such benefits and obligations to employees and their domestic partners, (2) develop recommendations for necessary legislation, and (3) report to Congress. (Sec. 104) Sets forth the effective date of this Act and its applicability to employees, former employees, and annuitants. Title II: Civil Service Retirement System - (Sec. 201) Defines "former domestic partner" for purposes of the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) as a former domestic partner of an individual if: (1) such individual performed at least 18 months of civilian service as a federal employee, and (2) the former domestic partner was in a domestic partnership with such individual for at least 9 months. (Sec. 202) Extends regulations defining creditable service for CSRS purposes to domestic partners or former domestic partners. (Sec. 203) Extends eligibility for a CSRS annuity to a domestic partner, former domestic partner, or surviving partner. (Sec. 204) Makes a surviving partner or former domestic partner eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment to an annuity. (Sec. 205) Revises the definitions of "surviving partner" and "former domestic partner" to make such individuals and their children eligible for a survivor annuity to the same extent as widows and widowers. (Sec. 206) Makes a surviving partner of a civil service annuitant eligible for a lump sum payment, in lieu of an annuity, to the same extent as the widow or widower of an annuitant. (Sec. 207) Applies provisions governing alternative forms of annuity benefits available for any employee or Member of Congress who has a life-threatening illness or other critical medical condition to individuals in domestic partnerships. (Sec. 208) Requires the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) to include domestic partners and former domestic partners of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the administration of CSRS, including by collecting deposits made by domestic partners and former domestic partners in a manner consistent with existing provisions. (Sec. 209) Extends eligibility for participation in the Thrift Saving Plan (TSP) to domestic partners and former domestic partners of employees covered by CSRS. Title III: Federal Employees' Retirement System - Subtitle A: General Provisions - (Sec. 301) Defines "former domestic partner" for purposes of the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS). Subtitle B: Creditable Service - (Sec. 311) Extends regulations defining creditable service for FERS purposes to domestic partners and former domestic partners. (Sec. 312) Extends eligibility to current and former domestic partners for the election under FERS for reducing annuity payments to a federal employee for purposes of funding a survivor annuity. (Sec. 315) Extends to domestic partners provisions relating to the calculation of an annuity, payments from an annuity, notifications and other protections regarding withdrawals from annuities, insurable interest reductions, alternative forms of annuities, and lump sum payments from an annuity. Subtitle C: Thrift Savings Plan - (Sec. 321) Extends to domestic partners and their survivors benefits and protections under the Thrift Savings Program (TSP). Subtitle D: Survivor Annuities - (Sec. 331) Makes provisions of federal civil service law relating to survivor annuities under FERS applicable to domestic partners, their survivors, and children and to former domestic partners. Subtitle E: General Administrative Provisions - (Sec. 341) Extends the authority of the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) for the administration of the Thrift Savings Fund, including the collection of deposits by CIA employees, to include domestic partners and former domestic partners. (Sec. 342) Provides for cost-of-living adjustments to the FERS annuities of surviving domestic partners. Subtitle F: Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Management System - (Sec. 351) Extends certain fiduciary requirements governing transactions between the Thrift Savings Fund and a party in interest to domestic partners. Title IV: Insurance Benefits - (Sec. 401) Extends to domestic partners and their family members coverage under the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program and the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) Program. Defines "former domestic partner" for FEHB purposes. (Sec. 403) Allows domestic partners to enroll in family coverage for enhanced dental and vision benefits. (Sec. 405) Makes domestic partners and children and parents of domestic partners eligible for federal employee long-term care insurance coverage. Title V: Travel, Transportation, and Subsistence - (Sec. 501) Extends to domestic partners of federal employees: (1) reimbursement for taxes related to payments for travel, transportation, and moving or storage expenses; and (2) payment of relocation expenses and reimbursement for related taxes incurred by federal employees transferred in the interest of the government, including employees on extended assignment. (Sec. 506) Extends to domestic partners who are held captive and repatriated payment of transportation and travel expenses. (Sec. 507) Requires regulations relating to travel and transportation expenses to include domestic partners within the definitions of "immediate family" and "dependent." Title VI: Compensation for Work Injuries - (Sec. 601) Modifies definitions applicable under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) to include domestic partners and their children. (Sec. 602) Requires a death gratuity to be paid to the surviving domestic partner or children of a member of the Armed Forces who dies of injuries while serving in a contingency operation. (Sec. 603) Modifies the order of precedence for payment of federal employee death benefits to include a surviving domestic partner at the same level as a surviving spouse. (Sec. 604) Adds "domestic partner" to the definition of "dependent" for purposes of augmented compensation under FECA. (Sec. 605) Includes the domestic partner of a federal employee as eligible to receive exclusive payments under FECA. (Sec. 606) Modifies the order of precedence for payment of federal employee death benefits to include a surviving domestic partner of such employee on the same level as a surviving spouse. (Sec. 607) Makes the domestic partner of a federal employee eligible to received a lump sum payment under FECA. (Sec. 608) Applies provisions of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act providing for payment of compensation to federal employees for injury or death arising out of or in the course of employment to surviving domestic partners and children of such employees. (Sec. 609) Makes this title generally effective on the date of enactment of this Act and applicable to any injury or death occurring before, on, or after that date. Makes compensation payable, retroactive to such date, only with respect to any period commencing on or after such date. Provides that no recovery shall be made of compensation paid to an individual whose entitlement to compensation is terminated or reduced as a result of this title's enactment. Title VII: Employee Leave; Death or Captivity Compensation; Other Employee Benefits - (Sec. 701) Applies to domestic partners provisions of federal civil service law and regulations relating to: (1) voluntary transfers of leave and the voluntary leave bank program, (2) unpaid leave to care for family members under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, (3) settlement of accounts of federal employees who die without specifying a beneficiary, (4) federal employees in captive or missing status due to hostile action, and (5) the annuity of the Comptroller General and related survivor benefits. Title VIII: Ethics in Government, Conflicts of Interest, Employment of Relatives, Gifts, and Employee Conduct - (Sec. 801) Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to make provisions of that Act relating to financial disclosure, limitations on outside earned income and employment, and gifts to superiors and to federal employees applicable to federal employees in a domestic partnership and their domestic partners. (Sec. 802) Amends the federal criminal code to expand the applicability of prohibitions against bribery of public officials and conflicts of interest to cover a domestic partner of a federal official or employee and to include domestic partners in exemptions from such prohibitions. (Sec. 803) Extends prohibitions against the employment of relatives in federal service to a public official's domestic partner or a child of such partner. (Sec 804) Extends the prohibition against receiving gifts or decorations from a foreign government to the domestic partner of a public official. (Sec. 805) Requires the President and the Office of Government Ethics to modify regulations on federal employee conduct and receipt of gifts to make such regulations applicable to employees in domestic partnerships and their domestic partners. (Sec. 806) Extends to domestic partners rules relating to acceptance of payments from non-federal sources for the travel and subsistence expenses of a federal employee or employee's spouse for attendance at a work-related meeting.

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way prohibit legal marriage jurisdiction partners common residence individuals understand benefits obligations domestic partnership willful falsification information affidavit willful failure provide notification termination domestic partnership lead recovery amounts obtained result falsification failure disciplinary action employee criminal penalties requires domestic partner notification termination domestic partnership days partnership ends provides death domestic partner notification termination partner shall terminate domestic partnership sec requires authorized officers agencies develop issue guidance educational materials respect benefits obligations established act requires director office_of_personnel_management opm compile materials ensure readily available employees domestic partners print form publicly accessible website requires materials prepared available later days enactment act updated necessary sec requires president later days enactment act frequently years conduct review employment benefits obligations federal employees executive branch determine authority exists president designees president apply benefits obligations employees domestic partners develop recommendations necessary legislation report congress sec sets forth effective date act applicability employees employees annuitants title civil_service_retirement_system sec defines domestic partner purposes civil_service_retirement_system csrs domestic partner individual individual performed months civilian service federal employee domestic partner domestic partnership individual months sec extends regulations defining creditable service csrs purposes domestic partners domestic partners sec extends eligibility csrs annuity domestic partner domestic partner surviving partner sec makes surviving partner domestic partner eligible cost living adjustment annuity sec revises definitions surviving partner domestic partner individuals children eligible survivor annuity extent widows widowers sec makes surviving partner civil service annuitant eligible lump sum payment lieu annuity extent widow widower annuitant sec applies provisions governing alternative forms annuity benefits available employee member congress life threatening illness critical medical condition individuals domestic partnerships sec requires director central intelligence include domestic partners domestic partners central_intelligence_agency cia administration csrs including collecting deposits domestic partners domestic partners manner consistent existing provisions sec extends eligibility participation thrift saving plan tsp domestic partners domestic partners employees covered csrs title iii federal employees retirement system subtitle general_provisions sec defines domestic partner purposes federal employees retirement system fers subtitle creditable service sec extends regulations defining creditable service fers purposes domestic partners domestic partners sec extends eligibility current domestic partners election fers reducing annuity payments federal employee purposes funding survivor annuity sec extends domestic partners provisions relating calculation annuity payments annuity notifications protections withdrawals annuities insurable interest reductions alternative forms annuities lump sum payments annuity subtitle thrift savings plan sec extends domestic partners survivors benefits protections thrift savings program tsp subtitle survivor annuities sec makes provisions federal civil service law relating survivor annuities fers applicable domestic partners survivors children domestic partners subtitle general administrative provisions sec extends authority director central intelligence administration thrift_savings_fund including collection deposits cia employees include domestic partners domestic partners sec provides cost living adjustments fers annuities surviving domestic partners subtitle federal retirement thrift investment management system sec extends certain fiduciary requirements governing transactions thrift_savings_fund party interest domestic partners title insurance benefits sec extends domestic partners family members coverage federal employees group life insurance program federal employee health benefits fehb program defines domestic partner fehb purposes sec allows domestic partners enroll family coverage enhanced dental vision benefits sec makes domestic partners children parents domestic partners eligible federal employee long-term_care insurance coverage title travel transportation subsistence sec extends domestic partners federal employees reimbursement taxes related payments travel transportation moving storage expenses payment relocation expenses reimbursement related taxes incurred federal employees transferred interest government including employees extended assignment sec extends domestic partners held captive repatriated payment transportation travel expenses sec requires regulations relating travel transportation expenses include domestic partners definitions immediate family dependent title compensation work injuries sec modifies definitions applicable federal employees compensation act feca include domestic partners children sec requires death gratuity paid surviving domestic partner children member armed_forces dies injuries serving contingency operation sec modifies order precedence payment federal employee death benefits include surviving domestic partner level surviving spouse sec adds domestic partner definition dependent purposes augmented compensation feca sec includes domestic partner federal employee eligible receive exclusive payments feca sec modifies order precedence payment federal employee death benefits include surviving domestic partner employee level surviving spouse sec makes domestic partner federal employee eligible received lump sum payment feca sec applies provisions harbor workers compensation act providing payment compensation federal employees injury death arising course employment surviving domestic partners children employees sec makes title generally effective date enactment act applicable injury death occurring date makes compensation payable retroactive date respect period commencing date provides recovery shall compensation paid individual entitlement compensation terminated reduced result title enactment title vii employee leave death captivity compensation employee benefits sec applies domestic partners provisions federal civil service law regulations relating voluntary transfers leave voluntary leave bank program unpaid leave care family members family_and_medical_leave_act settlement accounts federal employees die specifying beneficiary federal employees captive missing status hostile action annuity comptroller_general related survivor benefits title viii ethics government conflicts interest employment relatives gifts employee conduct sec amends ethics_in_government_act provisions act relating financial disclosure limitations_on_outside_earned_income employment gifts federal employees applicable federal employees domestic partnership domestic partners sec amends federal criminal code expand applicability prohibitions bribery public officials conflicts interest cover domestic partner federal official employee include domestic partners exemptions prohibitions sec extends prohibitions employment relatives federal service public official domestic partner child partner sec extends prohibition receiving gifts decorations foreign government domestic partner public official sec requires president office_of_government_ethics modify regulations federal employee conduct receipt gifts regulations applicable employees domestic partnerships domestic partners sec extends domestic partners rules relating acceptance payments non federal sources travel subsistence expenses federal employee employee spouse attendance work related meeting


Summary: No Budget, No Pay Act - Prohibits the payment of any pay to any Member of Congress (excluding the Vice President): (1) if both houses of Congress have not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year before October 1 of that fiscal year and have not passed all the regular appropriations bills for the next fiscal year by such date, or (2) until both houses of Congress approve such a budget resolution and pass all such appropriations bills. Prohibits any retroactive pay for such a period.

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Summary: Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 or STOCK Act - (Sec. 3) Requires the congressional ethics committees to issue interpretive guidance of the rules of each chamber, including rules on conflicts of interest and gifts, with respect to the prohibition against the use by Members of Congress and congressional employees (including legislative branch officers and employees), as a means for making a private profit, of any nonpublic information derived from their positions as Members or congressional employees, or gained from performance of the individual's official responsibilities. (Sec. 4) Declares that such Members and employees are not exempt from the insider trading prohibitions arising under the securities laws, including the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5. Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to declare that such Members and employees owe a duty arising from a relationship of trust and confidence to Congress, the U.S. government, and U.S. citizens with respect to material, nonpublic information derived from their positions as Members or congressional employees or gained from performance of the individual's official responsibilities. (Sec. 5) Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to apply to Members and congressional employees, or to judicial officers or employees its prohibitions against certain transactions, involving the purchase or sale of any commodity in interstate commerce, or for future delivery, or any swap. (Sec. 6) Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (EGA) to require specified individuals to file reports within 30 to 45 days after receiving notice of a purchase, sale, or exchange which exceeds $1,000 in stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities and subject to any waivers and exclusions. Lists such individuals as: (1) the President; (2) the Vice President; (3) executive officers or employees, including certain special government employees and members of a uniformed service; (4) appointed administrative law judges; (5) executive branch employees in positions excepted from the competitive service because of their confidential or policymaking character (except those excluded from such exception by the Director of the Office of Government Ethics [OGE]); (6) the Postmaster General, the Deputy Postmaster General, each Governor of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service, and certain U.S. Postal Service officers or employees; (7) the OGE Director and each designated agency ethics official; (8) civilian employees of the Executive Office of the President (other than a special government employee) appointed by the President; (9) Members of Congress; and (10) congressional officers and employees. (Sec.7) Directs the Comptroller General to report to specified congressional committees on the role of political intelligence in the financial markets. (Sec. 8) Requires the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, by August 31, 2012, or 90 days after the enactment of this Act, to ensure that financial disclosure forms filed by Members, candidates for Congress, and congressional officers and employees, in calendar year 2012 and in subsequent years be made available to the public on the respective official Senate and House websites within 30 days after filing. Terminates such requirement upon implementation of the following public disclosure systems. Directs the Secretary, the Sergeant at Arms, and the Clerk to develop systems to enable the electronic filing of such reports as well as their on-line public availability. Amends EGA to revise the retention period for mandatory public availability of financial disclosure reports. Requires retention and public availability of the financial disclosure reports of a Member of Congress until six years after the date the individual ceases to be a Member (currently, six years after receipt of the report). (Sec. 9) Requires the OGE to issue interpretive guidance of the relevant federal ethics statutes and regulations, including the Standards of Ethical Conduct for executive branch employees, to specify that no such individual may use non-public information derived from his or her position or gained from the performance of official responsibilities as a means for making a private profit. Requires the U.S. Judicial Conference to issue interpretive guidance of similar ethics rules, including the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges, applicable to: (1) federal judges, and (2) judicial employees. Declares that executive branch employees, judicial officers, and judicial employees are not exempt from the insider trading prohibitions arising under the securities laws, including the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5. Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to declare that such individuals owe a duty arising from a relationship of trust and confidence to the federal government and U.S. citizens with respect to material, nonpublic information derived from their positions as executive branch employees, judicial officers, or judicial employees gained from performance of the individual's official responsibilities. (Sec. 11) Directs the President to ensure that financial disclosure forms filed in calendar year 2012 and in subsequent years by executive branch employees are publicly available on appropriate official websites of executive branch agencies within 30 days after such forms are filed. Requires the OGE Director to develop systems to enable electronic filing and public access to these financial disclosure forms. (Sec. 12) Amends the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit individuals required to file financial disclosure reports under EGA from purchasing securities that are the subject of an initial public offering in any manner other than is available to members of the public generally. (Sec. 13) Amends EGA to require the financial disclosure report of the following individuals to include any secured mortgage which is their personal residence or that of his or her spouse: (1) the President, the Vice President, Members of Congress; and (2) certain individuals nominated for appointments as executive branch officers or employees (except those nominated to positions as Foreign Service Officers or a grade or rank in the uniformed services with a pay grade of 0-6 or below). (Sec. 14) Declares that the transaction reporting requirements established by this Act shall not be construed to apply to a widely held investment fund (whether a mutual fund, regulated investment company, pension or deferred compensation plan, or other investment fund): (1) if the fund is publicly traded or its assets are widely diversified, and (2) the reporting individual neither exercises control over nor has the ability to exercise control over the financial interests held by the fund. (Sec. 15) Denies Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) retirement benefits (other than a lump-sum reimbursement of personal contributions) to the President, the Vice President, or an elected official of a state or local government, if convicted of certain felonies. (Sec. 16) Prohibits senior executives at the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government-sponsored enterprises [GSEs]) from receiving bonuses during any period of conservatorship on or after the enactment of this Act. (Sec. 17) Prohibits an individual required to file a financial disclosure report under EGA from directly negotiating or having any agreement of future employment or compensation without filing a signed disclosure statement, within three business days after commencement of the negotiation or agreement, with the individual's supervising ethics office. Requires such an individual to recuse himself or herself whenever there is or there appears to be a conflict of interest with respect to the subject matter of the statement. Requires the individual, upon such a recusal, to notify the supervising ethics office and submit the relevant disclosure statement. (Sec. 18) Amends the federal criminal code to subject to a fine or imprisonment of up to 15 years, or both, as well as possible disqualification from holding federal office, certain covered government persons, in addition to Member of Congress and congressional employees, who with the intent to influence, on the basis of partisan political affiliation, an employment decision or employment practice of any private entity: (1) takes or withholds, or offers or threatens to take or withhold, an official act; or (2) influences, or offers or threatens to influence, the official act of another. Extends the meaning of "covered government person" (currently restricted to Members of Congress and congressional employees) to include the President, Vice President, an employee of the U.S. Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission, or any other executive branch employee. (Sec. 19) Makes conforming amendments to EGA and the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007. Requires retention and public availability of the financial disclosure reports of Members of the House until six years after the date an individual ceases to be a Member of Congress (currently, six years after receipt of the report).

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purchase sale commodity interstate commerce future delivery swap sec amends ethics_in_government_act require specified individuals file reports days receiving notice purchase sale exchange exceeds stocks bonds commodities futures forms securities subject waivers exclusions lists individuals president vice president executive officers employees including certain special government employees members uniformed service appointed administrative law judges executive branch employees positions excepted competitive service confidential policymaking character excluded exception director office_of_government_ethics postmaster_general deputy postmaster_general governor board_of_governors postal_service certain postal_service officers employees director designated agency ethics official civilian employees executive_office president special government employee appointed president members congress congressional officers employees directs comptroller_general report specified congressional committees role political intelligence financial markets sec requires secretary senate sergeant arms senate clerk house_of_representatives august days enactment act ensure financial disclosure forms filed members candidates congress congressional officers employees calendar year subsequent years available public respective official senate house websites days filing terminates requirement implementation following public disclosure systems directs secretary sergeant arms clerk develop systems enable electronic filing reports line public availability amends revise retention period mandatory public availability financial disclosure reports requires retention public availability financial disclosure reports member congress years date individual ceases member currently years receipt report sec requires issue interpretive guidance relevant federal ethics statutes regulations including standards ethical conduct executive branch employees specify individual use non public information derived position gained performance official responsibilities means making private profit requires judicial_conference issue interpretive guidance similar ethics rules including code conduct judges applicable federal judges judicial employees declares executive branch employees judicial officers judicial employees exempt insider trading prohibitions arising securities laws including securities_exchange_act rule amends securities_exchange_act declare individuals owe duty arising relationship trust confidence federal_government citizens respect material nonpublic information derived positions executive branch employees judicial officers judicial employees gained performance individual official responsibilities sec directs president ensure financial disclosure forms filed calendar year subsequent years executive branch employees publicly available appropriate official websites executive branch agencies days forms filed requires director develop systems enable electronic filing public access financial disclosure forms sec amends securities exchange act prohibit individuals required file financial disclosure reports purchasing securities subject initial public offering manner available members public generally sec amends require financial disclosure report following individuals include secured mortgage personal residence spouse president vice president members congress certain individuals nominated appointments executive branch officers employees nominated positions foreign_service officers grade rank uniformed_services pay grade sec declares transaction reporting requirements established act shall construed apply widely held investment fund mutual fund regulated investment company pension deferred compensation plan investment fund fund publicly traded assets widely diversified reporting individual exercises control ability exercise control financial interests held fund sec denies civil_service_retirement_system csrs federal employees retirement system fers retirement benefits lump sum reimbursement personal contributions president vice president elected official state local government convicted certain felonies sec prohibits senior executives federal_national_mortgage_association fannie_mae federal_home_loan_mortgage_corporation freddie_mac government sponsored enterprises gses receiving bonuses period conservatorship enactment act sec prohibits individual required file financial disclosure report directly negotiating having agreement future employment compensation filing signed disclosure statement business days commencement negotiation agreement individual supervising ethics office requires individual appears conflict interest respect subject matter statement requires individual recusal notify supervising ethics office submit relevant disclosure statement sec amends federal criminal code subject fine imprisonment years possible disqualification holding federal office certain covered government persons addition member congress congressional employees intent 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Summary: Stop the Outrageous Pay at Fannie and Freddie Act or STOP Act - Requires the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to: (1) suspend the compensation packages approved for 2011 for the executive officers of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government sponsored enterprises or GSEs); and (2) establish a compensation system for the executive officers and all other employees of each GSE in accordance with the compensation and benefit schedules established and adjusted pursuant to the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA). Sets the maximum rate of compensation and benefits that an executive officer or employee of a GSE may receive at the rate of compensation and benefits of the highest compensated executive or employee of an agency enumerated in FIRREA (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation [FDIC], the Comptroller of the Currency, the National Credit Union Administration [NCUA] Board, the FHFA, the Office of Financial Research, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau [CFPB], the Farm Credit Administration, or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission [CFTC]). Requires each executive officer performing services for a GSE on the date of enactment of this Act whose compensation package is suspended to return to the Secretary of the Treasury any compensation earned in 2011 or any subsequent calendar year, but not yet disbursed as of the enactment of this Act, that exceeded the rate of compensation and benefits of the highest compensated executive or employee of an agency enumerated in FIRREA. Requires the Secretary to transfer returned amounts to a specified account in the Treasury to reduce the public debt. States that any executive officer or employee whose compensation is affected by this Act shall not be considered a federal employee. Requires the Director to report annually to specified congressional committees, and to make publicly available, the rate of compensation and benefits of all GES executives and employees, without disclosing their names or other personal information.

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Summary: Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (P.L. 111-242) to extend through December 31, 2013, the freeze on any cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to the pay of certain federal civilian employees (thus extends such freeze from two to three calendar years). Extends through such date the prohibition against receipt by a senior executive or senior-level employee of any increase in the rate of basic pay absent a change of position that results in a substantial increase in responsibility or a promotion. Applies the pay limit freeze to Members of Congress. Declares that no statutory COLA for a legislative branch employee which would otherwise take effect during the period beginning on enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2013, shall be made.

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Summary: Cost Savings Enhancements Act of 2012 - Expands the awards program for disclosures by federal employees of fraud, waste, or mismanagement that result in cost savings to the employee's agency to include identification of surplus funds or unnecessary budget authority. Directs that any savings resulting from the identification of such funds or budget authority be deposited in the Treasury and used to reduce a budget deficit or the federal debt. Prohibits the payment of awards to: (1) federal officers who serve in a position at level I of the Executive Schedule; (2) the head of an agency; or (3) a commissioner, board member, or other voting member of an independent establishment.

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Summary: Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Allows a state or local officer or employee to be a candidate for partisan elective office unless the salary of such officer or employee is paid completely, directly or indirectly, by loans or grants made by the United States or a federal agency. (Sec. 3) Redefines "state or local agency" for purposes of the Hatch Act to include the executive branch of the District of Columbia, or an agency or department thereof. Extends the exemption from Hatch Act requirements for state or local officers or employees to individuals employed by an educational or research institution, establishment, agency or system supported in whole or in part by the District of Columbia. Extends the exemption from the prohibition against running for elective office to the head of an executive department of the District of Columbia who is not classified under an applicable merit or civil-service system. Extends to agencies of the District of Columbia provisions requiring the the Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) to withhold funds from agencies that reappoint employees removed for violating the Hatch Act within 18 months after removal. Exempts individuals employed or holding office in the District of Columbia from provisions of the Hatch Act applicable to federal employees. Makes federal employees living in the District of Columbia eligible to participate in local politics to the same extent as federal employees living in nearby areas of Maryland or Virginia. (Sec. 4) Replaces existing penalty provisions for violations of the Hatch Act to make an offending employee subject to removal (currently, removal is mandatory), reduction in grade, debarment from federal employment for five years, suspension, reprimand, or a civil penalty of not more than $1,000. (Sec. 5) Makes the new penalties imposed by this Act applicable to violations occurring before, on, or after the effective date of this Act, unless, before the effective date of this Act, the Special Counsel has presented a complaint for disciplinary action with respect to an alleged violation or the employee alleged to have committed the violation has entered into a signed settlement agreement with the Special Counsel.

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Summary: Congressional and Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2012 - Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require all individuals required to file annual financial disclosure reports under the Act to include in their reports the amount of any delinquent tax liability owed to the United States or any state or local government entity. Requires the appropriate supervising ethics office to open an inquiry immediately into the tax delinquency of that individual to determine: (1) his or her total delinquent tax liability and reason for such delinquency, (2) whether the individual has a plan to eliminate it, and (3) whether it has reflected poorly on Congress or the employing agency. Prohibits public disclosure of any such delinquent tax liability. Requires such individual to arrange with the relevant payroll office and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to have his or her salary reduced by an amount appropriate to pay the taxes owed to the United States within a reasonable time period.

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Summary: Commonsense Contractor Compensation Act of 2012 - Limits the amount of compensation payable to employees of government contractors for a fiscal year to the annual amount paid to the President of the United States.

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Summary: No Pay Raise for Congress Act of 2012 - Eliminates automatic cost of living (COLA) adjustments for Members of Congress during FY2013.

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Summary: Senior Executive Service Reform Act of 2012 - Amends provisions of federal law relating to the Senior Executive Service (SES) to: (1) reduce from 25% to 15% the number of SES positions at the start of each fiscal year that may be filled by noncareer appointees; (2) require the head of each federal agency to create a position of assistant secretary for administration or management and appoint a career SES employee to fill such position; and (3) require agency heads to appoint career SES employees to positions with direct responsibility for agency-wide functions in acquisition, information technology, and human resources. Prohibits the use of quotas or forced distribution of ratings for performance appraisals. Provides for annual pay adjustments for senior executives and other senior employees rated at the fully successful level or higher. Includes executive performance awards and bonuses in basic pay for purposes of calculating retirement annuities. Requires a written explanation for an SES performance rating if such rating is lowered from the initial recommendation. Requires: (1) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a Senior Executive Service Resource Office in OPM to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity of the SES, advance its professionalism, and promote diversity; (2) senior executives appointed to the SES to create an executive development plan that includes continuing development, training, and mentoring goals; and (3) agency heads to oversee the establishment of an onboarding program to provide new SES appointees an overview of their role and responsibilites, the agency's mission, priorities, and strategic plan, and SES rules and regulations. Allows agencies to establish a rotation program for career SES appointees. Requires each federal agency to submit a plan to OPM to enhance and maximize opportunities in SES for the advancement and appointment of minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities.

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Summary: Save More Tomorrow Act of 2012 - Directs the Executive Director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to provide by regulation for federal employees to be automatically enrolled to increase their contributions to their Thrift Savings Plan accounts over the default contribution percentage amount (i.e., 3% of basic pay) by 1% in each of at least the two years following the first year of enrollment.

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Summary: Excludes from the identity of municipal advisor (subject to registration requirements) any person appointed to or volunteering on a board, commission, committee, or similar function of a municipal entity. Exempts also from registration requirements any banks, including agencies or branches of a foreign bank.

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Summary: Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act - Makes an employee of a land management agency who served under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service eligible to compete for a permanent appointment in the agency if the original appointment was competitive, totaled a period of at least 24 months, and the employee's performance was satisfactory. Requires such an employee's appointment to a full-time position, if such a position is offered and the employee agrees to such employment, if the original position stated that there was the potential for the position to become permanent.

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Summary:
Deferred Benefits Adjustment Act of 2013 - Amends federal civil service law to provide for the indexation of deferred annuities, including survivor annuities, under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) and for individuals becoming subject to FERS by election.

Terminates the entitlement of a survivor who remarries before age 55 (currently, who remarries at any age) to an annuity based on the service of a deferred annuitant who dies before establishing a valid claim for a CSRS annuity.

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Summary:
Business and Government Operations Improvement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the employer and individual health insurance mandates and the Independent Payment Advisory Board.

Grants authority to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to consolidate federal agencies to eliminate waste and duplication in government programs.

Prohibits any federal department or agency from entering into a contract with, awarding a grant to, or guaranteeing a loan for a private entity in excess of $100 million for a fiscal year without congressional approval.

Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other financial assistance for any program, project, or activity for the prevention and control of air pollution to occur outside the United States and its territories and possessions.

Requires the Director of OMB to determine the amount obligated by each executive agency to purchase and lease civilian vehicles in FY2010. . Prohibits such agency from obligating more than 80% of such amount for the purchase or lease of civilian vehicles in each of FY2013-FY2017.

Reduces the rate of basic pay for each Member of Congress by 5%, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100, in lieu of any adjustment which might otherwise take effect in pay periods beginning after the regularly scheduled general election for federal office in November 2014.

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Summary:
Amends the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to exclude Members of Congress from further CSRS and FERS retirement coverage.

Prohibits further government contributions or deductions from such Member's basic pay for deposit in the Treasury to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund.

States that nothing in this Act shall: (1) be considered to nullify, modify, or otherwise affect any right, entitlement, or benefit under CSRS or FERS for any Member covering any period before the first day of the first Congress beginning after enactment of this Act; or (2) affect the eligibility of a Member to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) in accordance with otherwise applicable law.

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Summary: Amends the federal criminal code to increase from one year to two years after leaving office the period during which former Members of the House of Representatives may not engage in certain lobbying activities.

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Summary: Eliminates automatic cost of living adjustments to the rate of pay for Members of Congress during the 113th Congress.

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Summary: Congressional Budget Accountability Act - Requires any amounts remaining of House Members' Representational Allowances after all payments are made for the year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or, in fiscal years for which there is no federal budget deficit, to reduce the federal debt.

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Summary: Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2013 - Repeals provisions: (1) authorizing a federal employee representing an exclusive representative in the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement official time for such purpose during the time such employee otherwise would be in a duty status; and (2) requiring the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) to determine whether any employee participating for, or on behalf of, a labor organization in any phase of proceedings before it shall be authorized official time for that purpose.

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Summary: Member Pay Freeze Act - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to provide that pay for Members of Congress may not be increased by any adjustment scheduled to take effect in a calendar year if the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) determines that the federal aggregate outlays during the last completed fiscal year exceeded the federal aggregate receipts during such fiscal year.

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Summary: Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

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Summary: Congressional Pay Reduction Act - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to: (1) eliminate automatic cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress, and (2) reduce Members' annual rate of pay to 95% of the annual rate for the most recent pay period preceding the regularly scheduled federal general election held in November 2014.

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Summary:
Termination of Lifelong Pensions for Members of Congress Act - Amends the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to exclude Members of Congress, except the Vice President, from further CSRS and FERS retirement coverage.

Prohibits further government contributions or deductions from such Member's basic pay for deposit in the Treasury to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund.

States that nothing in this Act shall: (1) be considered to nullify, modify, or otherwise affect any right, entitlement, or benefit under CSRS or FERS for any Member covering any period before the enactment of this Act; or (2) affect the eligibility of a Member to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) in accordance with otherwise applicable law.

Allows Members covered by such exclusion, within 90 days after enactment of this Act, to elect to remain subject to CSRS or FERS, as the case may be.

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Summary: Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to provide that pay for Members of Congress may not be increased by any adjustment scheduled to take effect in a calendar year if the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) determines that the federal aggregate outlays during the last completed fiscal year exceeded the federal aggregate receipts during such fiscal year.

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Summary:
End Pensions in Congress Act or EPIC Act - Amends the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to exclude Members of Congress, except the Vice President, from further CSRS and FERS retirement coverage.

Prohibits further government contributions or deductions from such Member's basic pay for deposit in the Treasury to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund.

States that nothing in this Act shall: (1) be considered to nullify, modify, or otherwise affect any right, entitlement, or benefit under CSRS or FERS for any Member covering any period before the enactment of this Act; or (2) affect the eligibility of a Member to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) in accordance with otherwise applicable law.

Allows Members covered by such exclusion, within 90 days after enactment of this Act, to elect to remain subject to CSRS or FERS, as the case may be.

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Summary:
Authorizes an extension of the presidential authority to modify the public debt ceiling (subject to enactment of a congressional joint resolution of disapproval).

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to borrow an additional amount estimated to be sufficient to meet commitments for one year whenever the President certifies to Congress that the public debt subject to limit is within $100 billion of the $16.394 trillion limit and that further borrowing is required to meet existing commitments.

Prohibits the debt limit from being raised if, within 50 calendar days after Congress receives that certification, a joint resolution is enacted disapproving the President's exercise of authority with respect to such additional amount.

Applies current requirements for expedited consideration of the joint resolution in both houses, with certain exceptions including:

 the September 14, 2011, termination of the period making it in order in the Senate to consider such a joint resolution; the authorized $400 billion increase in the public debt allowed even though Congress overrides the President's veto of the joint resolution; and the required sequestration ($400 billion reduction in spending) if the President signs the joint resolution, allows it to become law without his signature, or Congress overrides a veto of it.

authorizes extension presidential authority modify public debt ceiling subject enactment congressional joint resolution disapproval authorizes secretary treasury borrow additional estimated sufficient meet commitments year president certifies congress public debt subject limit billion trillion limit borrowing required meet existing commitments prohibits debt limit raised calendar days congress receives certification joint resolution enacted disapproving president exercise authority respect additional applies current requirements expedited consideration joint resolution houses certain exceptions including september termination period making order senate consider joint resolution authorized billion increase public debt allowed congress president veto joint resolution required sequestration billion reduction spending president signs joint resolution allows law signature congress veto


Summary: Federal Hiring Freeze Act of 2013 - Prohibits the head of an executive agency from appointing an individual to any position in such agency during a fiscal year for which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) projects that there will be a federal budget deficit. Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition under specified circumstances, including the existence of a state of war or other vital national security concern or the need to make appointments to law enforcement positions, the United States Postal Service (USPS), or the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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Presidential Allowance Modernization Act - Revises provisions relating to presidential pensions to allow former Presidents an annuity of $200,000 and an additional monetary allowance of $200,000 per year. Reduces such pension by the amount that a President's adjusted gross income in a taxable year exceeds $400,000.

Increases from $20,000 to $100,000 the annual annuity of a surviving spouse of a former President.

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Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013 - Makes any person who has a seriously delinquent tax debt ineligible for federal employment or to continue serving as a federal employee. Defines "seriously delinquent tax debt" as an outstanding tax debt for which a notice of lien has been filed in public records. Exempts a tax debt: (1) that is being paid in a timely manner under an approved installment payment agreement or an offer-in-compromise, (2) for which a collection due process hearing has been requested or pending, (3) for which a levy has been issued or agreed to by an applicant for employment, or (4) that is determined to be an economic hardship to the taxpayer.

Requires each federal agency to: (1) ensure that applicants for employment certify that they do not have a seriously delinquent tax debt, (2) review public records to determine if a notice of lien has been filed against an employee or applicant, and (3) restrict access to and use of information obtained under this Act.

Authorizes an agency, if a tax lien against a federal employee or applicant is discovered in any public record, to: (1) request such employee or applicant to execute and submit a form authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose to an agency head information describing whether the employee or applicant has a seriously delinquent tax debt, and (2) contact the Secretary to request tax information about a seriously delinquent tax debt of an employee or applicant.

Requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to promulgate regulations to carry out this Act that provide taxpayers with all due process rights and to report to Congress annually on the number of exemptions granted for financial hardship. Grants federal employees or applicants 180 days to demonstrate that their tax debts are exempt from classification as a seriously delinquent tax debt under this Act.

Makes this Act effective nine months after its enactment.

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, as amended by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (P.L. 112-175), to extend through December 31, 2013: (1) the freeze on statutory pay adjustments for federal employees and officials, and (2) the prohibition against any member of the Senior Executive Service or any senior level employee in the executive branch from receiving an increase in his or her rate of basic pay absent a change of position that results in a substantial increase in responsibility or a promotion.

Eliminates the delayed statutory pay adjustment contained in the Resolution that was permitted to take effect with the first applicable pay period beginning after March 27, 2013.

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