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The bill aims to reduce unlawful and wasteful federal spending by improving appropriations compliance and transparency, but it imposes compliance penalties and administrative burdens that could disrupt agency operations and affect federal employees.
Taxpayers and agencies could see fewer wasteful or unlawful expenditures because improved appropriations compliance reduces illegal spending and improper use of funds.
Federal employees in covered positions will have clearer knowledge of appropriations law, improving their decision-making and reducing inadvertent violations.
The public gains greater transparency because agencies must publish annual compliance statistics on public websites.
Federal employees who remain noncompliant after 60 days can lose IT access, potentially disrupting their work and agency operations (including interactions with state governments).
Covered employees risk suspension of supervisory budget authority and pay/performance increases after 45 days of noncompliance, negatively affecting affected employees' careers and agency capacity.
Agencies will incur administrative costs to implement, track, and report the program, which could divert staff time and resources from mission work and impose costs on taxpayers.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Mandates initial and annual appropriations-law training for GS‑11+, SES, and certain political appointees, with reporting, enforcement, and approved-provider oversight.
Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to require certain executive branch employees to complete annual training on appropriations law, and for other purposes.
Introduced June 27, 2025 by Marcia Carolyn Kaptur · Last progress June 27, 2025
Requires covered executive branch employees (GS-11+, SES, and certain political appointees) to complete initial and annual appropriations-law training using GAO’s course or an approved alternative. Agencies must implement training programs, report completion to OMB, post compliance statistics publicly, and apply personnel and access penalties for noncompliance; OPM and GAO will issue guidance and an approved-provider list and agencies must submit implementation plans.