,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bf1 #bjac   
,mrs4 ,lummis 7= h]self & ,mr4          
,mulvaney7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & 
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to r$uce ! 
total numb] ( civil s]vice employees 9 !
 executive bran* ( ! ,gov]nm5t ?r\gh    
attrition1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al  
,work=ce ,r$uction ,?r\gh ,attrition    
,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is
 ,act--  7#a7 ! t]m total numb] ( ,f$]al
 employees means ! total numb] ( ,f$]al 
employees 9 all ag5cies2  7#b7 ! t]m    
,f$]al employee means an employee z     
def9$ by section #baje ( title #e1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7#c7 ! t]m ag5cy  
means an executive ag5cy z def9$ by     
section #aje ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 exclud+ ! ,gov]nm5t              
,acc\ntability ,(fice2  7#d7 ! t]m qu>t]
 means a p]iod ( #c cal5d> mon?s end+ on
 ,m>* #ca1 ,june #cj1 ,septemb] #cj1 or 

,decemb] #ca2 &  7#e7 ! t]m basel9e     
qu>t] means ! qu>t] 9 :i* occurs ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #c4 ,work=ce  
limits & r$uctions  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,presid5t1 ?r\gh ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &
 ,budget 79 consultation ) ! ,(fice (   
,p]sonnel ,managem5t71 %all take        
appropriate measures to ensure t1       
effective ) respect to ea* qu>t] beg9n+ 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
total numb] ( ,f$]al employees det]m9$ =
 su* qu>t] does n exce$ ! applicable    
maximum = su* qu>t]4  7b7 ,applicable   
maximum ,= purposes ( ?is ,act1 !       
applicable maximum = a qu>t] is--  7#a7 
9 ! case ( a qu>t] be=e ! t>get-atta9m5t
 qu>t]1 ! numb] equal to--  7,a7 ! total
 numb] ( ,f$]al employees det]m9$ = !   
basel9e qu>t]1 r$uc$ by  7,b7 #b_/c ( ! 
numb] ( ,f$]al employees sep>at+ f      
ag5cies dur+ ! p]iod--  7i7 beg9n+ on ! 
fir/ day foll[+ ! basel9e qu>t]2 &  7ii7
 end+ on ! la/ day ( ! qu>t] to :i* !   
applicable maximum is be+ appli$2 &     
7#b7 9 ! case ( ! t>get-atta9m5t qu>t] &

 any subsequ5t qu>t]1 ! numb] equal to  
#ij p]c5t ( ! total numb] ( ,f$]al      
employees z ( ,septemb] #cj1 #bjab4  7c7
 ,t>get-,atta9m5t qu>t] ,= purposes (   
?is ,act1 ! t]m t>get-atta9m5t qu>t]    
means ! e>li] (--  7#a7 ! fir/ qu>t]    
7subsequ5t to ! basel9e qu>t]7 = :i* !  
total numb] ( ,f$]al employees does n   
exce$ #ij p]c5t ( ! total numb] ( ,f$]al
 employees z ( ,septemb] #cj1 #bjab2 or 
7#b7 ! qu>t] end+ on ,septemb] #cj1     
#bjae4  7d7 ,me?od = a*iev+ compliance  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9       
p>agraph 7#b71 any r$uctions necess>y 9 
ord] to a*ieve compliance ) subsection  
7a7 %all be made ?r\gh attrition4  7#b7 
,exception ,if1 = any qu>t]1 ! total    
numb] ( ,f$]al employees exce$s !       
applicable maximum = su* qu>t]1 !n1     
until ! fir/ succe$+ qu>t] = :i* su*    
total numb] is det]m9$ n to exce$ !     
applicable maximum = su* succe$+ qu>t]1 
r$uctions %all be made ?r\gh bo?        
attrition & a freeze on appo9tm5ts4  7e7
 ,c\nt+ rules ,= purposes ( ?is ,act--  

7#a7 any det]m9ation ( ! total numb] (  
,f$]al employees or ! numb] ( ,f$]al    
employees sep>at+ f ag5cies %all be     
made--  7,a7 on a full-"t equival5t     
basis2 &  7,b7 "u section #d2 &  7#b7   
any det]m9ation ( ! total numb] ( ,f$]al
 employees = a qu>t] %all be made z (   
su* date or o!rwise on su* basis z !    
,(fice ( ,managem5t ( ,budget 79        
consultation ) ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel     
,managem5t7 consid]s to be repres5tative
 & feasible4  7f7 ,waiv] au?ority ,!    
,presid5t may waive any ( ! prec$+      
provisions ( ?is section1 ) respect to  
an individual appo9tm5t1 ^u a           
det]m9ation by ! ,presid5t t su*        
appo9tm5t is necess>y due to--  7#a7 a  
/ate ( w> or = reasons ( national       
security2 or  7#b7 an extraord9>y       
em]g5cy ?reat5+ life1 heal?1 safety1 or 
prop]ty4  7g7 ,limitation on procurem5t 
( s]vice contracts ,! ,presid5t1 ?r\gh !
 ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget 79       
consultation ) ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel     
,managem5t71 %all take appropriate      

measures to ensure t !re is no increase 
9 ! procurem5t ( s]vice contracts by    
reason ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 except 9
 cases 9 :i* a co/ comp>ison demon/rates
 t su* contracts w\ld be to ! f9ancial  
advantage ( ! ,gov]nm5t4  #d4 ,monitor+ 
& notification ,! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & 
,budget 79 consultation ) ! ,(fice (    
,p]sonnel ,managem5t7 %all--  7#a7      
cont9u\sly monitor all ag5cies &1 = ea* 
qu>t] to :i* ! requirem5ts ( section    
#c7;a7 apply1 det]m9e :e!r or n su*     
requirem5ts h be5 met2 &  7#b7 n lat]   
?an #ad days aft] ! end ( ea* qu>t]     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 submit to !   
,presid5t & ea* ,h\se ( ,congress1 a    
writt5 det]m9ation z to :e!r or n !     
requirem5ts ( section #c7;a7 h be5 met4 
#e4 ,regulations ,any regulations       
necess>y to c>ry out ?is ,act may be    
prescrib$ by ! ,presid5t or 8 designee4