S.Amdt. 3838
What it does: Adds SEC. __. LIMITATION ON GOVERNMENT AGENCY EXPENDITURES ON CONFERENCES wherever appropriate
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)What it changes
1 change to S. 2410
Adds SEC. __. LIMITATION ON GOVERNMENT AGENCY EXPENDITURES ON CONFERENCES wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. __. LIMITATION ON GOVERNMENT AGENCY EXPENDITURES ON CONFERENCES.
Inserted: (a) Conference Limitations.--
Inserted: (1) Limitation on amount expended on a conference.--
Inserted: (A) In general.--No agency may expend more than $500,000 to support a single conference, unless the head of the agency and the Chief Financial Officer of the agency submits to Congress before the conference a written certification that the conference is in the national interest, which shall include--
Inserted: (i) an estimate of the total cost of the conference;
Inserted: (ii) the dates of the conference;
Inserted: (iii) an estimate of the number of full-time equivalent employees attending the conference;
Inserted: (iv) any costs associated with planning for the conference; and
Inserted: (v) an explanation of how the conference advances the mission of the agency.
Inserted: (B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to preclude an agency from receiving financial support or other assistance from a foundation or other non-Federal source to pay or defray the costs of a conference.
Inserted: (2) Limitation on conference policies.--An agency may not establish or implement a policy that discourages or prohibits the selection of a location for travel, an event, a meeting, or a conference because the location is perceived to be a resort or vacation destination.
Inserted: (b) Definitions.--In this section--
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Inserted: (1) the term "agency" has the meaning given that term under section 5701(1) of title 5, United States Code; and
Inserted: (2) the term "conference" means a meeting, retreat, seminar, symposium, or event that involves attendee travel.
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SA 3838. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. LIMITATION ON GOVERNMENT AGENCY EXPENDITURES ON CONFERENCES.
(a) Conference Limitations.--
(1) Limitation on amount expended on a conference.--
(A) In general.--No agency may expend more than $500,000 to support a single conference, unless the head of the agency and the Chief Financial Officer of the agency submits to Congress before the conference a written certification that the conference is in the national interest, which shall include--
(i) an estimate of the total cost of the conference;
(ii) the dates of the conference;
(iii) an estimate of the number of full-time equivalent employees attending the conference;
(iv) any costs associated with planning for the conference; and
(v) an explanation of how the conference advances the mission of the agency.
(B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to preclude an agency from receiving financial support or other assistance from a foundation or other non-Federal source to pay or defray the costs of a conference.
(2) Limitation on conference policies.--An agency may not establish or implement a policy that discourages or prohibits the selection of a location for travel, an event, a meeting, or a conference because the location is perceived to be a resort or vacation destination.
(b) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term “agency” has the meaning given that term under section 5701(1) of title 5, United States Code; and
(2) the term “conference” means a meeting, retreat, seminar, symposium, or event that involves attendee travel.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 17, 2014