,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bj1 #bjae  
,mrs4 ,lummis 7for herself and ,mr4     
,mulvaney7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to reduce the     
total number of civil service employees 
in the executive branch of the          
,government through attrition1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,federal       
,workforce ,reduction ,through          
,attrition ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in  
this ,act3  7#a7 ,agency ,the term      
agency means an ,executive agency as    
defined by section #aje of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code1 excluding the    
,government ,accountability ,office4    
7#b7 ,baseline quarter ,the term        
baseline quarter means the quarter in   
which occurs the date of enactment of   
this ,act4  7#c7 ,federal employee ,the 
term ,federal employee means an employee

 as defined by section #baje of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#d7        
,quarter ,the term quarter means a      
period of #c calendar months ending on  
,march #ca1 ,june #cj1 ,september #cj1  
or ,december #ca4  7#e7 ,total number of
 ,federal employees ,the term total     
number of ,federal employees means the  
total number of ,federal employees in   
all agencies4  #c4 ,workforce limits and
 reductions  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,president1 acting through the ,office  
of ,management and ,budget 7in          
consultation with the ,office of        
,personnel ,management71 shall take     
appropriate measures to ensure that1    
effective with respect to each quarter  
beginning after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the total number of ,federal
 employees determined for such quarter  
does not exceed the applicable maximum  
for such quarter4  7b7 ,applicable      
maximum ,for purposes of this ,act1 the 
applicable maximum for a quarter is--   
7#a7 in the case of a quarter before the

 target-attainment quarter1 the number  
equal to--  7,a7 the total number of    
,federal employees determined for the   
baseline quarter1 reduced by  7,b7 #b_/c
 of the number of ,federal employees    
separating from agencies during the     
period--  7i7 beginning on the first day
 following the baseline quarter2 and    
7ii7 ending on the last day of the      
quarter to which the applicable maximum 
is being applied2 and  7#b7 in the case 
of the target-attainment quarter and any
 subsequent quarter1 the number equal to
 #ij percent of the total number of     
,federal employees as of ,september #cj1
 #bjac4  7c7 ,target-,attainment quarter
 ,for purposes of this ,act1 the term   
target-attainment quarter means the     
earlier of--  7#a7 the first quarter    
7after the baseline quarter7 for which  
the total number of ,federal employees  
does not exceed #ij percent of the total
 number of ,federal employees as of     
,september #cj1 #bjac2 or  7#b7 the     
quarter ending on ,september #cj1 #bjaf4

  7d7 ,method for achieving compliance  
7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
paragraph 7#b71 any reductions necessary
 in order to achieve compliance with    
subsection 7a7 shall be made through    
attrition4  7#b7 ,exception ,if1 for any
 quarter1 the total number of ,federal  
employees exceeds the applicable maximum
 for such quarter1 then1 until the first
 succeeding quarter for which such total
 number is determined not to exceed the 
applicable maximum for such succeeding  
quarter1 reductions shall be made       
through both attrition and a freeze on  
appointments4  7e7 ,counting rules ,for 
purposes of this ,act-- 7#a7 any        
determination of the total number of    
,federal employees or the number of     
,federal employees separating from      
agencies shall be made--  7,a7 on a     
full-time equivalent basis2 and  7,b7   
under section #d2 and  7#b7 any         
determination of the total number of    
,federal employees for a quarter shall  
be made as of such date or otherwise on 

such basis as the ,office of ,management
 of ,budget 7in consultation with the   
,office of ,personnel ,management7      
considers to be representative and      
feasible4  7f7 ,waiver authority ,the   
,president may waive any of the         
preceding provisions of this section1   
with respect to an individual           
appointment1 upon a determination by the
 ,president that such appointment is    
necessary due to--  7#a7 a state of war 
or for reasons of national security2 or 
7#b7 an extraordinary emergency         
threatening life1 health1 safety1 or    
property4  #d4 ,reduction in procurement
 of service contracts  7a7 ,in general  
,for each fiscal year beginning with the
 first fiscal year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president1 
acting through the ,office of           
,management and ,budget and subject to  
subsection 7b71 shall take appropriate  
measures to ensure that there is a      
reduction in the amount expended for the
 procurement of service contracts for   

such fiscal year equal to the reduction 
in the amount expended for the ,federal 
workforce in the previous fiscal year as
 a result of the requirements of section
 #c4  7b7 ,waiver authority ,the        
,president may waive the requirements   
under subsection 7a7 upon a             
determination that such waiver is       
necessary due to--  7#a7 a state of war 
or for reasons of national security2 or 
7#b7 an extraordinary emergency         
threatening life1 health1 safety1 or    
property4  #e4 ,monitoring and          
notification ,the ,office of ,management
 and ,budget 7in consultation with the  
,office of ,personnel ,management7      
shall-- 7#a7 continuously monitor all   
agencies and1 for each quarter to which 
the requirements of section #c7;a7      
apply1 determine whether or not such    
requirements have been met2 and  7#b7   
not later than #ad days after the end of
 each quarter described in paragraph    
7#a71 submit to the ,president and each 
,house of ,congress1 a written          

determination as to whether or not the  
requirements of section #c7;a7 have been
 met4  #f4 ,regulations ,any regulations
 necessary to carry out this ,act may be
 prescribed by the ,president or his    
designee4