[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2050 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2050

   To ensure the timely issuance of regulations by Federal agencies.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2013

   Mr. Ross introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
   To ensure the timely issuance of regulations by Federal agencies.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Regulations, No Pay Act of 
2013''.

SEC. 2. HOLDING PAY OF RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL IN ESCROW UPON FAILURE TO 
              ISSUE REGULATIONS IN TIMELY MANNER.

    (a) Holding Salary in Escrow.--
            (1) In general.--If, by the date specified by law, an 
        agency has not issued regulations required by such law, during 
        the period described in paragraph (2), the payroll 
        administrator of that agency shall deposit in an escrow account 
        all amounts of basic pay otherwise payable to the individual 
        who (with respect to such regulations) is the responsible 
        official of such agency, and shall release such amounts to such 
        official only upon the expiration of such period.
            (2) Period described.--With respect to a responsible 
        official whose pay is withheld under paragraph (1) for failing 
        to issue regulations in timely fashion, the period described in 
        this paragraph is the period--
                    (A) beginning on the day after the date specified 
                by law for the issuance of such regulations; and
                    (B) ending on the date on which such regulations 
                are issued.
            (3) Withholding and remittance of amounts from payments 
        held in escrow.--The payroll administrator shall provide for 
        the same withholding and remittance with respect to a payment 
        deposited in an escrow account under paragraph (1) that would 
        apply to the payment if the payment were not subject to 
        paragraph (1).
            (4) Release of amounts at end of appointment.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the 
        payroll administrator shall release for payment to a 
        responsible official whose pay has been withheld under this 
        section any pay which was so withheld from such official and 
        which remains in an escrow account under this section on the 
        last day on which that individual serves in the office by 
        virtue of which such individual is considered to be the 
        responsible official.
            (5) Role of secretary of the treasury.--The Secretary of 
        the Treasury shall provide a payroll administrator of an agency 
        with such assistance as may be necessary to enable such payroll 
        administrator to carry out this section.
    (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``agency'' means an Executive agency within 
        the meaning of section 105 of title 5, United States Code;
            (2) the term ``regulation'' means a rule, within the 
        meaning of section 551 of title 5, United States Code, required 
        by law to be issued by a date certain;
            (3) the term ``responsible official'', as used with respect 
        to any regulations, is--
                    (A) the specific official who is required by law to 
                issue such regulations; or
                    (B) if no specific official is provided for, the 
                head of the agency involved;
            (4) the term ``official'' means an individual holding a 
        position to which appointments are made by confirmation of the 
        Senate, but does not include a member of the armed forces (as 
        defined by section 2101 of title 5, United States Code); and
            (5) the term ``payroll administrator'', as used with 
        respect to a responsible official within an agency, means the 
        person within such agency who is responsible for disbursing the 
        basic pay of such official.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
and shall apply with respect to any regulations required to be issued 
by a date occurring on or after such date, except that, in no event 
shall any amount be deposited into an escrow account under this Act 
which (disregarding this Act) would otherwise be payable during the 30-
day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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