Bill > S1338

This bill would require the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget, to submit an annual report to Congress by March 31st detailing the use of "official time" by federal employees during the preceding fiscal year. Official time is defined as any time an employee is granted to perform representational or consultative functions, typically related to union activities, while they would otherwise be on duty. The report would need to include specific data such as the total amount of official time granted, the average time used by employees represented by a union, the specific purposes for which official time was used and its impact on agency operations, the number of employees using official time, and the total compensation and government resources (like office space and supplies) associated with that official time. This information would be provided for each individual agency and for all agencies combined, and would also include comparative data from the previous fiscal year.