,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aacb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #af1       
#bjag,mr4 ,buck 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,ted 
,lieu of ,california1 and ,mr4 ,polis7  
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 for a #b-year 
prohibition on employment in a career   
civil service position for any former   
political appointee1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,political          
,appointee ,burrowing ,prevention ,act4 
#b4 ,temporary prohibition on employment
 of political appointees in career civil
 service positions  7a7 ,in general     
,subchapter ,i of chapter #ca of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3       
#caae4 ,employment of former political  
appointees2 restrictions  7a7 ,a        
political appointee employed in a       

political position in the civil service 
may not be appointed to a career        
position in the civil service during the
 period of #b years immediately         
following the date the individual       
separates from such political position4 
7b7 ,subsection 7a7 shall not apply to a
 political appointee who has not        
personally and substantially            
participated in any particular matter   
while employed in a political position4 
7c7 ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term    
political appointee has the meaning     
given the term in section #caja7;a72    
7#b7 the term political position means--
 7,a7 a position which has been excepted
 from the competitive service by reason 
of its confidential1 policy-determining1
 policy-making1 or policy-advocating    
character2  7,b7 a position described   
under sections #ecab through #ecaf of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code         
7relating to the ,executive ,schedule72 
or  7,c7 a position in the ,senior      
,executive ,service as a limited term   

appointee1 limited emergency appointee1 
or noncareer appointee 7as those terms  
are defined in paragraphs 7#e71 7#f71   
and 7#g71 respectively1 of section      
#cacb7;a772  7#c7 the term career       
position means-- 7,a7 a position in the 
competitive service2 or  7,b7 a position
 in the ,senior ,executive ,service as a
 career appointee 7as that term is      
defined in section #cacb7;a77#d772  7#d7
 the term participated means an action  
taken as an officer or employee through 
decision1 approval1 disapproval1        
recommendation1 the rendering of advice1
 investigation1 or other such action2   
and  7#e7 the term particular matter    
includes any investigation1 application1
 request for a ruling or determination1 
rulemaking1 contract1 controversy1      
claim1 charge1 accusation1 arrest1 or   
judicial or other proceeding4  4  7b7   
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections of chapter #ca of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding after the item relating to       

section #caad the following3  #caae4    
,employment of former political         
appointees2 restrictions4  4  7c7       
,application ,the amendment made by     
subsection 7a7 shall apply to any       
individual who separates from a         
political position 7as that term is     
defined in section #caae of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code1 as added by such 
subsection7 after the date of enactment 
of this ,act4