,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbgh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #h1         
#bjac,ms4 ,norton introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend chapter #gg of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 to clarify certain due   
process rights of ,federal employees    
serving in sensitive positions1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,amendments        
,section #ggja of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating subsection 7k7 as         
subsection 7l72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7j7 the following3  7k7
 7#a7 ,an employee or applicant for     
employment appealing an action arising  
from a determination of ineligibility   
for a sensitive position may not be     
denied ,board review of the merits of   
such determination if-- 7,a7 the        
position is not one that requires a     
security clearance or access to         

classified information2 and  7,b7 such  
action is otherwise appealable4  7#b7   
,for purposes of this subsection1 the   
term sensitive position means any       
position so designated pursuant to      
,executive ,order #ajdej 7#e ,u4,s4,c4  
#gcaa note7 or1 if superseded1 a        
successor ,executive order4  4  #b4     
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this ,act shall apply to all appeals1   
without exception1 that are pending on1 
or commenced on or after1 the date of   
the enactment of this ,act4