S.Amdt. 3500

SA 3500. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department
of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. (a) No funds made available under this Act may be
used for taxpayer funded union time under section 7131 of
title 5 of the United States Code, unless--
(1) the time is authorized for an employee to represent an
exclusive representative in the negotiation of a collective
bargaining agreement under section 7131(a) of title 5, United
States Code;
(2) the time is authorized for an employee to conduct
activities described in section 4(a)(v)(2) of Executive Order
13837 (83 Fed. Reg. 25335; relating to ensuring transparency,
accountability, and efficiency in taxpayer-funded union time
use)); or
(3) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget has
submitted to Congress, with respect to fiscal year 2018, a
report that includes, both agency-by-agency and for all
agencies, the following:
(A) The total amount of taxpayer funded union time granted
to employees.
(B) The average amount of taxpayer funded union time
expended per bargaining unit employee.
(C) The specific types of activities or purposes for which
taxpayer funded union time was granted, and the impact which
the granting of such taxpayer funded union time for such
activities or purposes had on agency operations.
(D) The total number of employees to whom taxpayer funded
union time was granted, and, of that total, the number who
were not engaged in any activities or purposes except
activities or purposes involving the use of taxpayer funded
union time.
(E) The total amount of compensation (including fringe
benefits) afforded to employees in connection with activities
or purposes for which they were granted taxpayer funded union
time.
(F) The total amount of taxpayer funded union time spent by
employees representing Federal employees who are not union
members in matters authorized by chapter 71 of title 5,
United States Code.
(G) A description of any room or space designated at the
agency (or its subcomponent) where taxpayer funded union time
activities are conducted, including the square footage of any
such room or space.
(b) In this section, the term ``taxpayer funded union
time'' means any period of time, regardless of agency
nomenclature--
(1) which may be granted to an employee under chapter 71 of
title 5, United States Code, to perform representational or
consultative functions; and
(2) during which the employee would otherwise be in a duty
status.
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