,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bc1 #bjac
 ,mr4 ,coburn 7for himself and ,mr4     
,pryor7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1  
to provide that persons having seriously
 delinquent tax debts shall be          
ineligible for ,federal employment4  #a4
 ,ineligibility of persons having       
seriously delinquent tax debts for      
,federal employment  7a7 ,in general    
,chapter #gc of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  ,,viii          
,ineligibility of persons having        
seriously delinquent tax debts for      
,federal employment  #gcha4             
,ineligibility of persons having        
seriously delinquent tax debts for      
,federal employment  7a7 ,definitions   
,for purposes of this section--  7#a7   

the term seriously delinquent tax debt  
means an outstanding debt under the     
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf for   
which a notice of lien has been filed in
 public records pursuant to section     
#fcbc of such ,code1 except that such   
term does not include--  7,a7 a debt    
that is being paid in a timely manner   
pursuant to an agreement under section  
#faei or section #gabb of such ,code2   
and  7,b7 a debt with respect to which a
 collection due process hearing under   
section #fccj of such ,code1 or relief  
under subsection 7a71 7b71 or 7f7 of    
section #fjae of such ,code1 is         
requested or pending2 and  7#b7 the term
 ,federal employee means--  7,a7 an     
employee1 as defined by section #baje2  
and  7,b7 an employee of the ,united    
,states ,postal ,service or of the      
,postal ,regulatory ,commission4  7b7   
,ineligibility for ,federal employment  
,an individual who has a seriously      
delinquent tax debt shall be ineligible 
to be appointed1 or to continue serving1

 as a ,federal employee4  7c7           
,regulations ,the ,office of ,personnel 
,management shall1 for purposes of      
carrying out this section with respect  
to the executive branch1 prescribe any  
regulations which the ,office considers 
necessary1 which shall include          
regulations authorizing each agency to  
establish an appeal process for affected
 individuals4  4  7b7 ,clerical         
amendment ,the analysis for chapter #gc 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  ,subchapter                 
,,viii--,ineligibility of persons having
 seriously delinquent tax debts for     
,federal employment #gcha4              
,ineligibility of persons having        
seriously delinquent tax debts for      
,federal employment4  4