S.Amdt. 2519

SA 2519. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2360 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill
H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con.
Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. LIMITATIONS.

(a) In General.--No amounts made available under this Act,
or an amendment made by this Act, may be obligated or
expended until after the date on which the head of each
agency to which amounts are made available under this Act has
certified to Congress that the agency--
(1) has ceased any mass layoff;
(2) is not executing a reduction in force plan; and
(3) is not in violation of the Impoundment Control Act of
1974 (2 U.S.C. 681 et seq.) or sections 1341, 1342, or 1517
of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as ``the
Antideficiency Act'').
(b) Reporting.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to Congress a report that, for each
agency to which amounts are made available under this Act, or
an amendment made by this Act, addresses the legal authority
of, and impacts on the mission of the agency resulting from,
any reduction in force by the agency, any mass termination by
the agency, any coerced resignations of employees of the
agency, or any firing or placing on administrative leave of
employees of the agency for the cause of alleged
insubordination on or after January 20, 2025.
(c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``mass layoff''
means the termination of more than 1 percent of the employees
of an agency.
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