,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #cbe  #aae?   
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #aacb 
,report ,no4 #aae-dci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #af1     
#bjag ,mr4 ,buck 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,t$   
,lieu ( ,cali=nia1 & ,mr4 ,polis7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t  
,re=m  ,decemb] #e1 #bjag;,additional   
sponsor3 ,mr4 ,sessions  ,decemb] #e1   
#bjag ,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to
 ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate
 ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$ ,/rike 
out all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t !  
"p pr9t$ 9 italic ,= text ( introduc$   
bill1 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on    
,febru>y #af1 #bjag  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
provide = a #b-ye> prohibition on       
employm5t 9 a c>e] civil s]vice position
 = any =m] political appo9tee1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,political ,appo9tee       
,burr[+ ,prev5tion ,act4  #b4           
,limitation on employm5t ( political    

appo9tees 9 c>e] civil s]vice positions 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ca ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #caae4      
,employm5t ( political appo9tees  7a7   
,appo9tm5t approval requir$  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,an individual describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#d7 may n be appo9t$ to a c>e]        
position )\t receiv+ prior writt5       
approval f ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (     
,p]sonnel ,managem5t ) respect to su*   
appo9tm5t1 consi/5t ) ! requirem5ts (   
?is subsection4  7#b7 ,ag5cy appo9tm5t  
reque/ ,! head ( an ag5cy %all submit a 
reque/ to ! ,director to approve !      
appo9tm5t ( any individual describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#d7 to a c>e] position4 ,any  
su* reque/ %all include c]tification by 
! ag5cy head to ! ,director t !         
appo9tm5t is critical = ! ag5cy to meet 
its mission4  7#c7 ,,opm review ,!      
,director %all review any reque/ receiv$
 pursuant to p>agraph 7#b7 &-- 7,a7 )   
respect to any su* reque/1 may--  7i7   
approve ! reque/ if ! ,director det]m9es

 t ! appo9tm5t process ) respect to !   
reque/ 0 fair1 op51 & free f political  
influ5ce2 or  7ii7 d5y ! reque/ if--    
7,i7 ! ,director fails to make !        
det]m9ation "u clause 7i72 or  7,,ii7   
det]m9es t ! ag5cy c]tification "u      
p>agraph 7#b7 is unreasonable2 &  7,b7 )
 respect to a reque/ approv$ "u         
subp>agraph 7,a77i71 %all1 n less ?an   
five days be=e ! date ( approval1       
provide to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &  
,gov]nm5t ,re=m ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
 ( ! ,s5ate ! ag5cy c]tification & !    
,director's rationale = concurr+ ) t    
c]tification4  7#d7 ,cov]$ individuals  
,an individual describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph  
is-- 7,a7 a political appo9tee2  7,b7 a 
=m] political appo9tee :o held any      
political position dur+ ! five-ye> p]iod
 be=e ! date ( ! reque/ describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#b72 or  7,c7 at ! discretion 
( ! ,director1 a =m] political appo9tee 
:o held any political position be=e !   

five-ye> p]iod describ$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,b74  7b7 ,re/riction on appo9tm5t     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r law1     
rule1 or regulation1 dur+ ! #b-ye> p]iod
 foll[+ ! date a political appo9tee     
sep>ates f a political position1 su*    
appo9tee may n be appo9t$ to any c>e]   
position 9 ! civil s]vice4  7#b7        
,exception ,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply  
to a political appo9tee :o has n        
p]sonally & sub/antially p>ticipat$ 9   
any p>ticul> matt] :ile employ$ 9 a     
political position4  7c7 ,application   
,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to  
re/rict ! appo9tm5t ( an individual :o  
is-- 7#a7 entitl$ to re9/atem5t "u      
section #ceic7;b72 or  7#b7 eligible =  
re9/atem5t "u section #ceic7;a74  7d7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section--  7#a7 ! t]m
 ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m ,executive
 ag5cy 9 section #aje2  7#b7 ! t]m      
political appo9tee means an individual  
s]v+ 9 an appo9tm5t ( any duration to a 
political position2  7#c7 ! t]m         
political position means-- 7,a7 a       

position :i* has be5 except$ f !        
competitive s]vice by reason ( its      
confid5tial1 policy-det]m9+1            
policy-mak+1 or policy-advocat+ "*2     
7,b7 a position describ$ "u sections    
#ecab ?r\gh #ecaf 7relat+ to !          
,executive ,s*$ule72 &  7,c7 a g5]al    
position 9 ! ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice  
dur+ su* "t z x is fill$ by--  7i7 a    
nonc>e] appo9tee1 z def9$ 9 p>agraph    
7#g7 ( section #cacb7;a72 or  7ii7 a    
limit$ t]m appo9tee or limit$ em]g5cy   
appo9tee1 z def9$ 9 p>agraphs 7#e7 &    
7#f7 ( section #cacb7;a71 :o is s]v+ "u 
a political appo9tm5t4  7#d7 ! t]m c>e] 
position means-- 7,a7 a position 9 !    
competitive s]vice fill$ by c>e] or     
c>e]-conditional appo9tm5t2  7,b7 a     
position 9 ! except$ s]vice fill$ by an 
appo9tm5t ( equival5t t5ure z a position
 describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72  7,c7 a   
c>e] res]v$ position1 z def9$ 9 p>agraph
 7#h7 ( section #cacb7;a71 9 ! ,s5ior   
,executive ,s]vice2 or  7,d7 a g5]al    
position 9 ! ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice  

:5 fill$ by a c>e] appo9tee1 z def9$ 9  
section #cacb7;a77#d72  7#e7 ! t]m      
p>ticipat$ means an action tak5 z an    
(fic] or employee ?r\gh decision1       
approval1 disapproval1 recomm5dation1 ! 
r5d]+ ( advice1 inve/igation1 or o!r su*
 action2 &  7#f7 ! t]m p>ticul> matt]   
includes any inve/igation1 application1 
reque/ = a rul+ or det]m9ation1         
rulemak+1 contract1 controv]sy1 claim1  
*>ge1 accusation1 arre/1 or judicial or 
o!r proce$+4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!
 table ( sections ( *apt] #ca ( title   
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by    
add+ aft] ! item relat+ to section #caad
 ! foll[+3  #caae4 ,employm5t (         
political appo9tees4  4  7c7            
,application  7#a7 ,appo9tm5t reque/s   
,section #caae7;a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a71 
%all apply to any appo9tm5t or reque/ = 
appo9tm5t describ$ 9 su* section        
submitt$ to ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel        
,managem5t aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act4  7#b7 ,limitation on appo9tm5ts   

,section #caae7;b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a71 
%all apply to any individual :o sep>ates
 f a political position 7z t t]m is     
def9$ 9 section #caae7;c77#b7 ( su*     
title1 z add$ by su* subsection7 aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7        
,regulations requir$ ,! ,director ( !   
,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t %all issue
 regulations necess>y to c>ry out ?is   
,act1 includ+ regulations to def9e ! t]m
 p]sonally & sub/antially p>ticipat$ z  
su* t]m is us$ 9 section #caae7;b77#b7 (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$  
by subsection 7a74  ,decemb] #e1 #bjag  
,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to !    
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$