,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahji  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ab           
7legislative day1 ,decemb] #aa71        
#bjac,mr4 ,te/] 7= himself1 ,mr4        
,grassley1 & ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d *apt] #gg ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to cl>ify c]ta9
 due process rights ( ,f$]al employees  
s]v+ 9 s5sitive positions1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,am5dm5ts ,section #ggja 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection   
7k7 z subsection 7l72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ 
aft] subsection 7j7 ! foll[+3  7k7 7#a7 
,! ,bo>d has au?ority to review on !    
m]its an appeal by an employee or       
applicant = employm5t ( an action aris+ 
f a det]m9ation t ! employee or         
applicant = employm5t is ineligible = a 
s5sitive position if-- 7,a7 ! s5sitive  
position does n require a security      

cle>ance or access to classifi$         
in=mation2 &  7,b7 su* action is o!rwise
 appealable4  7#b7 ,9 ?is subsection1 ! 
t]m s5sitive position means a position  
designat$ z a s5sitive position "u      
,executive ,ord] #ajdej 7#e ,u4,s4,c4   
#gcaa note71 or any successor !reto4  4 
#b4 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by 
?is ,act %all apply to any appeal t is  
p5d+ on1 or comm5c$ on or aft]1 ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act4