[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4230 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4230
To amend title 5, United States Code, to require certain executive
branch employees to complete annual training on appropriations law, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 27, 2025
Ms. Kaptur (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Bishop, Ms.
McCollum, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Meng, Mr. Pocan, Ms.
Lois Frankel of Florida, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mrs. Torres of
California, Mr. Case, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Levin, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania,
Ms. Escobar, Mr. Mrvan, and Mr. Ivey) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to require certain executive
branch employees to complete annual training on appropriations law, and
for other purposes.
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 Appropriations Compliance and
Training Act''.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY APPROPRIATIONS LAW TRAINING.
(a) In General.--Chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 4105 the following new section (and
conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such chapter
accordingly):
``Sec. 4106. Mandatory appropriations law training
``(a) Training.--
``(1) In general.--The head of each agency shall require
any employee occupying a covered position at the agency to
complete an annual training course on appropriations law.
``(2) Timing.--With respect to any employee occupying a
covered position on the date of the enactment of this section,
such training shall be completed not later than 1 year after
such date and annually thereafter. With respect to any
individual appointed to a covered position after such date of
enactment, such training shall be completed not later than 60
days after such appointment and annually thereafter.
``(b) Course Requirements.--
``(1) In general.--For purposes of carrying out the
requirements of this section, the head of each agency shall--
``(A) use the appropriations law training course
offered by the Government Accountability Office;
``(B) establish an appropriations law training
course within the agency; or
``(C) use an appropriations law training course
offered by any other agency or contractor.
``(2) Requirements.--If the head of an agency establishes a
training course under paragraph (1)(B) or uses a training
course offered by an agency or contractor under paragraph
(1)(C), such course may not be implemented or used without
prior approval of the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget and the Comptroller General. Any such course shall at a
minimum provide training on the following:
``(A) The constitutional and statutory framework
governing the obligation and expenditure of
appropriated funds, including the role of Congress and
its power of the purse, the role of the Office of
Management and Budget, and the role of executive
agencies in the appropriations process;
``(B) Section 1301 of title 31 (commonly referred
to as the `Purpose Statute').
``(C) Sections 1341, 1342, and 1511 through 1519 of
title 31 (commonly referred to as the `Antideficiency
Act').
``(D) The bona fide needs rule, including section
1502 of title 31.
``(E) The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (parts A
and B of title X of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974).
``(F) A comprehensive review of the direction
provided in the current fiscal year's appropriation Act
and accompanying report or explanatory statement (if
any) relevant to the employing agency.
``(G) All possible penalties an employee may be
subject to for violating appropriations law.
``(H) Any other relevant statutory or regulatory
provisions concerning the proper use of appropriated
funds.
``(c) Certification.--The head of each agency shall submit an
annual report to the Office of Management and Budget listing each
employee who has completed such training. The head shall make a
permanent notation in the employee's official personnel record file
each time such employee completes such training.
``(b) Noncompliance.--
``(1) In general.--If an employee fails to complete the
required training under this section, after 45 days of
noncompliance--
``(A) such employee--
``(i) shall be suspended from supervisory
authority over budget execution or financial
decision making, including obligation of funds;
and
``(ii) may not, nowithstanding any other
provision of law, receive any performance bonus
or increase in basic rate of pay; and
``(B) the head of the agency shall place a notation
of such noncompliance in the employee's official
personnel record file.
``(2) Additional penalties.--If an employee remains in
noncompliance after 60 days, such employee shall be suspended
from accessing any agency information technology systems and
computer networks, including email and financial management
systems, until the employee completes the required training
under this section.
``(c) Agency Accountability.--The head of each agency shall be
responsible for ensuring each employee occupying a covered position is
in compliance with this section. Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the head of
each agency shall publish, on the agency's public website, statistics
regarding compliance by such employees with the training required by
this section.
``(d) Definition of Covered Position.--In this section, the term
`covered position' means--
``(1) any position within the executive branch of the
Government that is classified at or above grade 11 of the
General Schedule (or equivalent);
``(2) any political position (as that term is defined in
section 4(a) of Public Law 114-136); and
``(3) any Senior Executive Service position (as that term
is defined in section 3132(a)).''.
(b) Implementation.--
(1) Guidance.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management, in consultation with the Comptroller General, shall
issue implementation guidance and maintain a list of approved
providers of training required by section 4106 of title 5,
United States Code (as added by subsection (a)).
(2) Agency compliance plans.--Not later than 120 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each
executive branch agency shall submit to the Office of
Management and Budget a plan for implementing the training
required by such section 4106.
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