,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fbie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bh1 #bjah,ms4  
,s9ema 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,/iv]s1 ,mr4     
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,got!im]1 ,mr4       
,curbelo ( ,florida1 & ,mr4 ,"y ( ,i[a7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t  
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a         
,gov]nm5t political appo9tee to         
reimburse ! ,gov]nm5t = ! unlawful use (
 ,f$]al funds1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,cut ! ,p]ks ,act4  #b4 ,reimbursem5t = 
unlawful use ( ,f$]al funds by political
 appo9tees  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #cj
 days aft] ! date t an ,inspector ,g5]al
 or ! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice   
make a jo9t det]m9ation t a political   
appo9tee made a p]sonal reque/ = !      
obligation or exp5diture ( ,f$]al funds 
9 willful violation ( ,f$]al law1 rule1 
or regulation1 ! political appo9tee %all
 reimburse ! ,gov]nm5t = ! am\nt ( !    
obligation or exp5diture4 ,= purposes ( 

?is subsection1 a jo9t det]m9ation is   
deem$ to h occurr$ if--  7#a7 !         
,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice issues a
 decision or op9ion t an obligation or  
exp5diture ( ,f$]al funds is 9 violation
 ( ,f$]al law1 rule1 or regulation2 &   
7#b7 an ,inspector ,g5]al f9ds t a      
political appo9tee made a p]sonal reque/
 = ! obligation or exp5diture ( ,f$]al  
funds 9 willful violation ( ,f$]al law1 
rule1 or regulation4  7b7 ,def9ition (  
political appo9tee ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m
 political appo9tee means any (fic] or  
employee ( ! ,gov]nm5t-- 7#a7 appo9t$ by
 ! ,presid5t1 by & ) ! advice & cons5t (
 ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 9 a position ( a     
confid5tial or policy-det]m9+ "* "u     
s*$ule ,c ( subp>t ,c ( "p #bac ( title 
#e ( ! ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4