H.R. 6426 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6426 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 2, 2016Mr. Buck introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a 2 year prohibition on employment in a career civil service position for any former political appointee, and for other purposes. 1. Temporary prohibition on employment of political appointees in career civil service positions (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 3115. Employment of former political appointees; restrictions (a) An individual occupying a political position in the civil service may not be appointed to a career position in the civil service during the period of 2 years immediately following the date the individual separates from such political position. (b) In this section— (1) the term political position means— (A) a position which has been excepted from the competitive service by reason of its confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character; or (B) a position in the Senior Executive Service as a limited term appointee, limited emergency appointee, or noncareer appointee (as those terms are defined in paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively, of section 3132(a)); and (2) the term career position means— (A) a position in the competitive service; or (B) a position in the the Senior Executive Service as a career appointee (as that term is defined in section 3132(a)(4)). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections of chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to section 3114 the following: 3115. Employment of former political appointees; restrictions. . (c) Application The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any individual who separates from a political position (as that term is defined in section 3115 of title 5, United States Code, as added by such subsection) after the date of enactment of this Act.