Passage of a bill (HR-4358) that has cleared the House committee level to reform various SES practices would have little cost impact, the Congressional Budget Office has said.
The bill would shorten the appeals process for executives who are disciplined for performance or misconduct; deny pay retention for career execs downgraded into the GS; make career SES appointees subject to suspensions for 14 days or less; allow agencies to place career appointees on mandatory leave pending final disciplinary action; and require rotation at least every five years to a position that does not involve supervision of the same employees or programs.
CBO concluded that the bill would have no significant budgetary effect because it would not change the number of SES members, the amounts they are paid, or the resources agencies require. For example, the provision disallowing pay retention would have affected only six executives from 2009 to 2014, it said, citing data from OPM.
