,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahji  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ab  
7legislative day1 ,december #aa71       
#bjac,mr4 ,tester 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,grassley1 and ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,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 ,the ,board has authority to      
review on the merits an appeal by an    
employee or applicant for employment of 
an action arising from a determination  
that the employee or applicant for      

employment is ineligible for a sensitive
 position if-- 7,a7 the sensitive       
position does not require a security    
clearance or access to classified       
information2 and  7,b7 such action is   
otherwise appealable4  7#b7 ,in this    
subsection1 the term sensitive position 
means a position designated as a        
sensitive position under ,executive     
,order #ajdej 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #gcaa note71
 or any successor thereto4  4  #b4      
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this ,act shall apply to any appeal that
 is pending on1 or commenced on or      
after1 the date of enactment of this    
,act4