To pay for the costs of supplemental spending by reducing waste, inefficiency, and unnecessary spending within the Federal Government.

SA 4231. Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. McCain) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4899, making
emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer
jobs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other
purposes; as follows:

At the end of the bill, add the following:

TITLE IV--PAYMENT OF COSTS OF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 4001. TEMPORARY ONE-YEAR FREEZE ON RAISES, BONUSES, AND
OTHER SALARY INCREASES FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, civilian
employees of the Federal Government in fiscal year 2011 shall
not receive a cost of living adjustment or other salary
increase, including a bonus. The salaries of members of the
armed forces are exempt from the provisions of this section.

SEC. 4002. CAPPING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

(a) In General.--Not later than 3 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the head of each relevant Federal
department or agency shall collaborate with the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget to determine how many
full-time employees the department or agency employs. For
each new full-time employee added to any Federal department
or agency for any purpose, the head of such department or
agency shall ensure that the addition of such new employee is
offset by a reduction of one existing full-time employee at
such department or agency.
(b) Information on Total Employees.--The Director of the
Office of Management and Budget shall publicly disclose the
total number of Federal employees, as well as a breakdown of
Federal employees by agency and the annual salary by title of
each Federal employee at an agency and update such
information not less than once a year.

SEC. 4003. COLLECTION OF UNPAID TAXES FROM EMPLOYEES OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

(a) In General.--Chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SUBCHAPTER VIII--COLLECTION OF UNPAID TAXES FROM EMPLOYEES OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

``Sec. 7381. Collection of unpaid taxes from employees of the
Federal Government

``(a) Definition.--For purposes of this section--
``(1) the term `seriously delinquent tax debt' means an
outstanding debt under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for
which a notice of lien has been filed in public records
pursuant to section 6323 of such Code, except that such term
does not include--
``(A) a debt that is being paid in a timely manner pursuant
to an agreement under section 6159 or section 7122 of such
Code; and
``(B) a debt with respect to which a collection due process
hearing under section 6330 of such Code, or relief under
subsection (a), (b), or (f) of section 6015 of such Code, is
requested or pending; and
``(2) the term `Federal employee' means--
``(A) an employee, as defined by section 2105; and
``(B) an employee of the United States Congress, including
Members of the House of Representatives and Senators.
``(b) Collection of Unpaid Taxes.--The Internal Revenue
Service shall coordinate with the Department of Treasury and
the hiring agency of a Federal employee who has a seriously
delinquent tax debt to collect such taxes by withholding a
portion of the employee's salary over a period set by the
hiring agency to ensure prompt payment.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 73 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:

``subchapter viii--collection of unpaid taxes from employees of the
federal government

``Sec. 7381. Collection of unpaid taxes from employees of the Federal
Government.''.

SEC. 4004. REDUCING PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COSTS OF
GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS.

Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
coordinate with the heads of Federal departments and
independent agencies to determine which Government
publications could be available on Government websites and no
longer printed and to devise a strategy to reduce overall
Government printing costs by no less than a total of
$4,600,000 over the 10-year period beginning with fiscal year
2010. The Director shall ensure that essential printed
documents prepared for Social Security recipients, Medicare
beneficiaries, and other populations in areas with limited
internet access or use continue to remain available.

SEC. 4005. REDUCING EXCESSIVE DUPLICATION, OVERHEAD AND
SPENDING WITHIN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

(a) Reducing Duplication.--The Director of the Office of
Management Budget and the Secretary of each department (or
head of each independent agency) shall work with the Chairman
and ranking member of the relevant congressional
appropriations subcommittees and the congressional
authorizing committees and the Director of the Office of
Management Budget to consolidate programs with duplicative
goals, missions, and initiatives.
(b) Controlling Bureaucratic Overhead Costs.--Each Federal
department and agency shall reduce annual administrative
expenses by at least five percent in fiscal year 2011.
(c) Rescissions of Excessive Spending.--There is hereby
rescinded an amount equal to 5 percent of--
(1) the budget authority provided (or obligation limit
imposed) for fiscal year 2010 for any discretionary account
in any other fiscal year 2010 appropriation Act;
(2) the budget authority provided in any advance
appropriation for fiscal year 2010 for any discretionary
account in any prior fiscal year appropriation Act; and
(3) the contract authority provided in fiscal year 2010 for
any program subject to limitation contained in any fiscal
year 2010 appropriation Act.
(d) Proportionate Application.--Any rescission made by
subsection (a) shall be applied proportionately--
(1) to each discretionary account and each item of budget
authority described in such subsection; and
(2) within each such account and item, to each program,
project, and activity (with programs, projects, and
activities as delineated in the appropriation Act or
accompanying reports for the relevant fiscal year covering
such account or item, or for accounts and items not included
in appropriation Acts, as delineated in the most recently
submitted President's budget)
(e) Exceptions.--This section shall not apply to
discretionary authority appropriated or otherwise made
available to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(f) OMB Report.--Within 30 days after the date of enactment
of this section, the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate a report
specifying the account and amount of each rescission made
pursuant to this section and the report shall be posted on
the public website of the Office of Management and Budget.

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SEC. 4006. ELIMINATING NONESSENTIAL GOVERNMENT TRAVEL.

Within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in
consultation with the heads of the Federal departments and
agencies, shall establish a definition of ``nonessential
travel'' and criteria to determine if travel-related expenses
and requests by Federal employees meet the definition of
``nonessential travel''. No travel expenses paid for, in
whole or in part, with Federal funds shall be paid by the
Federal Government unless a request is made prior to the
travel and the requested travel meets the criteria
established by this section. Any travel request that does not
meet the definition and criteria shall be disallowed,
including reimbursement for air flights, automobile rentals,
train tickets, lodging, per diem, and other travel-related
costs. The definition established by the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget may include exemptions in the
definition, including travel related to national defense,
homeland security, border security, national disasters, and
other emergencies. The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget shall ensure that all travel costs paid for in
part or whole by the Federal Government not related to
national defense, homeland security, border security,
national disasters, and other emergencies do not exceed
$5,000,000,000 annually.

SEC. 4007. ELIMINATING BONUSES FOR POOR PERFORMANCE BY
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS.

(a) Guidance on Linking of Award and Incentive Fees to
Outcomes.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, each Federal department or agency
shall issue guidance, with detailed implementation
instructions (including definitions), on the appropriate use
of award and incentive fees in department or agency programs.
(b) Elements.--The guidance under subsection (a) shall--
(1) ensure that all new contracts using award fees link
such fees to outcomes (which shall be defined in terms of
program cost, schedule, and performance);
(2) establish standards for identifying the appropriate
level of officials authorized to approve the use of award and
incentive fees in new contracts;
(3) provide guidance on the circumstances in which
contractor performance may be judged to be excellent or
superior and the percentage of the available award fee which
contractors should be paid for such performance;
(4) establish standards for determining the percentage of
the available award fee, if any, which contractors should be
paid for performance that is judged to be acceptable,
average, expected, good, or satisfactory;
(5) ensure that no award fee may be paid for contractor
performance that is judged to be below satisfactory
performance or performance that does not meet the basic
requirements of the contract;
(6) provide specific direction on the circumstances, if
any, in which it may be appropriate to roll over award fees
that are not earned in one award fee period to a subsequent
award fee period or periods;
(7) ensure that the Department or agency--
(A) collects relevant data on award and incentive fees paid
to contractors; and
(B) has mechanisms in place to evaluate such data on a
regular basis; and
(8) include performance measures to evaluate the
effectiveness of award and incentive fees as a tool for
improving contractor performance and achieving desired
program outcomes.
(c) Return of Unearned Bonuses.--Any funds intended to be
awarded as incentive fees that are not paid due to
contractors inability to meet the criteria established by
this section shall be returned to the Treasury.

SEC. 4008. ELIMINATING GOVERNMENT WASTE AND INEFFICIENCY.

Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Energy Star program administered by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency shall be terminated and no
Federal tax rebates or tax credits related to the Energy Star
program shall be any longer available.

SEC. 4009. STRIKING INCREASE IN FOREIGN AID FOR INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the total
amount appropriated under the heading ``contributions for
international peacekeeping activities'' under the heading
``International Organizations'' under chapter 10 of title I
of this Act is hereby reduced by $68,000,000 and no more than
$28,500,000 may be made available by this section, Provided
That, this section does not prohibit additional funds
otherwise appropriated to be spent for emergency security in
Haiti in accordance with law.

SEC. 4010. $1,000,000,000 LIMITATION ON VOLUNTARY PAYMENTS TO
THE UNITED NATIONS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
of State shall ensure no more than $1,000,000,000 is provided
to the United Nations each year in excess of the United
States' annual assessed contributions.

SEC. 4011. RETURNING EXCESSIVE FUNDS FROM AN UNNECESSARY,
UNNEEDED, UNREQUESTED, DUPLICATIVE RESERVE FUND
THAT MAY NEVER BE SPENT.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobligated
funds for the Women, Infants and Children special
supplemental nutrition program appropriated and placed in
reserve by Public Law 111-5 are rescinded.

SEC. 4012. STRIKING AN UNNECESSARY APPROPRIATION FOR SALARIES
AND EXPENSES OF A GOVERNMENT COMMISSION.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no funds
shall be appropriated or otherwise made available for
salaries or any other expenses of the Financial Crisis
Inquiry Commission established pursuant to section 5 of the
Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-
21).

SEC. 4013. RESCINDING A STATE DEPARTMENT TRAINING FACILITY
UNWANTED BY RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH
IT IS IT IS PLANNED TO BE CONSTRUCTED.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal
funds may be spent to construct a State Department training
facility in Ruthsberg, Maryland, and any funding obligated
for the facility by Public Law 111-5 are rescinded, Provided
That, this section does not prohibit funds otherwise
appropriated to be spent by the State Department for training
facilities in other jurisdictions in accordance with law.
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