,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #aa1 #bjaf  
,mr4 ,chaffetz introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #e1
 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide that 
,federal employees may not be placed on 
administrative leave for more than #ad  
days during any year for misconduct or  
poor performance1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,administrative     
,leave ,reform ,act4  #b4 ,limitation on
 administrative leave  7a7 ,in general  
,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #fc of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#fcbi4 ,limitation on administrative    
leave ,during any calendar year1 an     
employee may not be placed on           
administrative leave1 or any other paid 
non-duty status without charge to leave1
 for more than #ad total days for       

reasons relating to misconduct or       
performance4  4  7b7 ,effective date    
,the amendment made by subsection 7a7   
shall begin to apply #ij days after the 
date of enactment of this ,act4  7c7    
,rule of construction ,nothing in the   
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
be construed to limit the number of days
 that an employee may be placed on      
administrative leave1 or any other paid 
non-duty status without charge to leave1
 for reasons unrelated to misconduct or 
performance4  7d7 ,clerical amendment   
,the table of sections for subchapter   
,,ii of chapter #fc of title #e1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by adding    
after the item relating to section #fcbh
 the following new item3  #fcbi4        
,limitation on administrative leave4  4