(a) Limitation
(1) In general
The Secretary of Energy or the Administrator may not pay to a covered employee a bonus during the one-year period beginning on the date on which the Secretary or the Administrator, as the case may be, determines that the covered employee engaged in improper program management that resulted in a notification under section 2753 of this title or significantly and detrimentally affected the cost, scope, or schedule associated with the approval of critical decision 3 in the acquisition process for a project (as defined in Department of Energy Order 413.3B (relating to program management and project management for the acquisition of capital assets)).
(b) Guidance prohibiting bonuses for additional employeesNot later than 180 days after November 25, 2015, the Secretary and the Administrator shall each issue guidance prohibiting the payment of a bonus to a covered employee during the one-year period beginning on the date on which the Secretary or the Administrator, as the case may be, determines that the covered employee engaged in improper program management—
(c) WaiverThe Secretary or the Administrator, as the case may be, may waive the limitation on the payment of a bonus under subsection (a) or (b) on a case-by-case basis if—
(1)
the Secretary or the Administrator, as the case may be, notifies the appropriate congressional committees of such waiver; and
(Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, § 3246, as added Pub. L. 114–92, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1187.)