,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bj1 #bjae    
,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 ,9 ?is ,act3     
7#a7 ,ag5cy ,! t]m ag5cy means an       
,executive ag5cy z def9$ by section #aje
 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1       
exclud+ ! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability      
,(fice4  7#b7 ,basel9e qu>t] ,! t]m     
basel9e qu>t] means ! qu>t] 9 :i* occurs
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#c7    
,f$]al employee ,! t]m ,f$]al employee  
means an employee z def9$ by section    
#baje ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  
7#d7 ,qu>t] ,! t]m qu>t] means a p]iod (
 #c cal5d> mon?s end+ on ,m>* #ca1 ,june

 #cj1 ,septemb] #cj1 or ,decemb] #ca4   
7#e7 ,total numb] ( ,f$]al employees ,! 
t]m total numb] ( ,f$]al employees means
 ! total numb] ( ,f$]al employees 9 all 
ag5cies4  #c4 ,work=ce limits &         
r$uctions  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t1   
act+ ?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 #bjac4  7c7
 ,t>get-,atta9m5t qu>t] ,= purposes (   
?is ,act1 ! t]m t>get-atta9m5t qu>t]    
means ! e>li] (--  7#a7 ! fir/ qu>t]    
7aft] ! basel9e qu>t]7 = :i* ! total    
numb] ( ,f$]al employees does n exce$   
#ij p]c5t ( ! total numb] ( ,f$]al      
employees z ( ,septemb] #cj1 #bjac2 or  
7#b7 ! qu>t] end+ on ,septemb] #cj1     
#bjaf4  7d7 ,me?od = a*iev+ compliance  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 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  #d4 ,r$uction 9 procurem5t (  
s]vice contracts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,= ea*   
fiscal ye> beg9n+ ) ! fir/ fiscal ye>   

aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,presid5t1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,(fice (        
,managem5t & ,budget & subject to       
subsection 7b71 %all take appropriate   
measures to ensure t !re is a r$uction 9
 ! am\nt exp5d$ = ! procurem5t ( s]vice 
contracts = su* fiscal ye> equal to !   
r$uction 9 ! am\nt exp5d$ = ! ,f$]al    
work=ce 9 ! previ\s fiscal ye> z a      
result ( ! requirem5ts ( section #c4    
7b7 ,waiv] au?ority ,! ,presid5t may    
waive ! requirem5ts "u subsection 7a7 ^u
 a det]m9ation t su* waiv] 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  #e4 ,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 
#f4 ,regulations ,any regulations       
necess>y to c>ry out ?is ,act may be    
prescrib$ by ! ,presid5t or 8 designee4