S.Amdt. 730

SA 730. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Peters) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE OF EFFECT
OF HIRING PRIVATE SECTOR CONTRACTORS TO REPLACE
PROBATIONARY STATUS NATIONAL SECURITY
EMPLOYEES.

(a) Cost Estimate Required.--Not later than 90 days after
the date of the adoption of this resolution, the
Congressional Budget Office shall prepare a detailed cost
estimate of the projected financial impact associated with
hiring private sector contractors to replace probationary
status national security employees who have been fired or
separated from service.
(b) Elements.--The estimate provided by the Office under
subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum:
(1) The projected costs for recruiting and hiring
contractors to perform the same duties as the fired
probationary employees.
(2) An analysis of the differences in costs between
contracting the positions versus rehiring new probationary
employees, including salary, benefits, training, and any
other relevant costs.
(3) The projected administrative costs for overseeing and
managing contractor personnel in national security roles.
(4) A disaggregation of costs by Federal department or
agency involved in the hiring and oversight of contractors
for such roles.
(c) Assessment of Number of Probationary Employees Fired or
Separated.--As part of the estimate, the Office shall provide
an assessment of the number of probationary status national
security employees who have been fired or separated from
service since October 1, 2024, including an analysis of any
trends or patterns in such separations.
(d) Provision of Initial Findings.--Not later than 30 days
after the date of the adoption of this resolution, the Office
shall provide to Congress the initial findings of the Office
with respect to the cost estimate being prepared pursuant to
subsection (a), along with information on the scope of any
further work pertaining to this section.
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