S.Amdt. 2229

SA 2229. Ms. ERNST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself,
Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner,

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and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for Federal-
aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title VII of division B, add the following:

SEC. 27005. REPORT ON CERTAIN USES OF FEDERAL FUNDS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Department provided funds.--The term ``Department
provided funds'' means amounts provided by the Department as
financial assistance or pursuant to a financial assistance
agreement.
(2) Financial assistance.--The term ``financial
assistance'' includes grants, subgrants, contracts,
cooperative agreements, and any other form of financial
assistance.
(3) Reportable nonworking time.--The term ``reportable
nonworking time'' means any time--
(A) during which an employee is not working; and
(B) for which the employee receives from an individual or
entity employing the employee standby pay or any other form
of payment or compensation from Department provided funds.
(b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the last day of
each fiscal year, each individual or entity that receives
Department provided funds under this Act or any other law
during that fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary a
report describing all reportable nonworking time of the
employees of the individual or entity during that fiscal
year, including, with respect to each project associated with
that reportable nonworking time--
(1) the name and location of the project;
(2) the number of employees compensated for reportable
nonworking time;
(3) the reason why each such employee was not working;
(4) the quantity of reportable nonworking time for which
each such employee was compensated; and
(5) the amount of Department provided funds expended to
compensate each such employee for reportable nonworking time.
(c) Guidance.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall
issue guidance to assist individuals and entities in
determining whether an employee--
(1) is not working for purposes of subsection (a)(3)(A);
and
(2) has received payment or compensation from Department
provided funds for purposes of subsection (a)(3)(B).
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