,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fcgf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #ac1 #bjah ,mr4 ,walberg 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 certain reforms to disciplinary procedures applicable to members of the ,senior ,executive ,service1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,senior ,executive ,service ,accountability ,act4 #b4 ,actions against senior executives for performance or conduct 7a7 ,repeal of pay retention for career appointees removed from the ,senior ,executive ,service ,section #ceid7;c77#a77;,b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to read as follows3 7,b7 7i7 any career appointee placed under subsection 7a7 or 7b77#b7 of this section shall be entitled to receive basic pay at the highest of-- 7,i7 the rate of basic pay in effect for the position in which placed2 7,,ii7 the rate of basic pay in effect at the time of the placement for the position the career appointee held in the civil service immediately before being appointed to the ,senior ,executive ,service2 or 7,,iii7 the rate of basic pay in effect for the career appointee immediately before being placed under subsection 7a7 or 7b7 of this section2 and 7ii7 any career appointee placed under subsection 7b77#a7 of this section shall be entitled to receive basic pay at the rate of basic pay in effect for the position in which placed2 and 4 7b7 ,appraisal system requirements ,section #dcad7;b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by adding at the end before the semicolon the following3 or1 as warranted1 from the civil service2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by adding at the end before the semicolon the following3 or1 as warranted1 from the civil service4 7c7 ,suspension for #ad days or less ,paragraph 7#a7 of section #geja of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to read as follows3 7#a7 employee means-- 7,a7 an individual in the competitive service who is not serving a probationary period or1 except as provided in section #aeii;e of title #aj1 trial period under an initial appointment or who has completed #a year of current continuous employment in the same or similar positions under other than a temporary appointment limited to #a year or less2 or 7,b7 a career appointee in the ,senior ,executive ,service who-- 7i7 has completed the probationary period prescribed under section #ccic7;d72 or 7ii7 was covered by the provisions of subchapter ,,ii of this chapter immediately before appointment to the ,senior ,executive ,service2 and 4 7d7 ,modification of cause and procedure for suspension and termination ,section #gedc of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsections 7a71 7b71 and 7c7 and inserting the following3 7a7 ,under regulations prescribed by the ,office of ,personnel ,management1 an agency may take an action covered by this subchapter against an employee only for such cause as would promote the efficiency of the service4 7b7 ,an employee against whom an action is proposed is entitled to-- 7#a7 written notice #ae business days in advance1 unless there is reasonable cause to believe the employee has committed a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment can be imposed1 stating specific reasons for the proposed action2 7#b7 a reasonable time1 but not greater than #g business days1 to answer orally and in writing and to furnish affidavits and other documentary evidence in support of the answer2 7#c7 be represented by an attorney or other representative2 and 7#d7 a written decision and the specific reasons therefor4 7c7 ,an agency shall issue the decision not later than #ae business days after the agency provides notice1 including a file containing all the evidence in support of the proposed action1 to the employee affected4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7d71 by inserting before the period the following3 1 but only if such appeal is made not later than #aj business days after the effective date of the action2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7e71 by striking and to the employee affected upon the employee's request and adding at the end after the period the following3 ,upon the affected employee's request1 copies of the documents described in the previous sentence shall be furnished to the employee1 to the extent those documents were not provided pursuant to subsection 7c744 7e7 ,conforming amendments ,title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #ceib7;b77#b77;,b71 by striking any disciplinary action and inserting any action under section #gedc2 7#b7 in section #ceic7;a77#b71 by striking misconduct1 neglect of duty1 malfeasance1 and inserting a removal under section #gedc2 7#c7 in section #ceid1 by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,this section shall not apply to any career appointee who is subject to a personnel action under subchapter ,v of chapter #ge4 2 and 7#d7 in section #gedb1 by striking or to a removal under section #ceib or and inserting the following3 to a removal from the ,senior ,executive ,service under section #ceib of this title1 or to a reduction in force or a transfer of function as defined in subsections 7d7 and 7e7 of section4 7f7 ,application ,the amendments made by this ,act shall not apply to any personnel action under subchapter ,v of chapter #ge of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 commenced before the date that is #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act4