,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ced  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #h1 #bjai,mr4 
,yoho introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #e1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide ag5cy   
heads ) additional au?ority to discipl9e
 ,f$]al employees1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,f$]al ,employee ,acc\ntability ,act (
 #bjai or ,,feaa4  #b4 ,r$uction 9 grade
 or pay or removal = misconduct or      
p]=mance ( employees 9 ! civil s]vice   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #ge ( title #e1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  ,,vi ,r$uction 9 grade
 or pay or removal = misconduct or      
p]=mance  #geea4 ,def9itions ,= purposes
 ( ?is sub*apt]-- 7#a7 employee means an
 individual occupy+ a position )9 !     
civil s]vice1 b does n include any      
individual--  7,a7 employ$ 9 a position 
describ$ "u sections #ecab ?r\gh #ecaf  
7relat+ to ! ,executive ,s*$ule72  7,b7 

employ$ z a limit$ t]m appo9tee1 limit$ 
em]g5cy appo9tee1 or nonc>e] appo9tee 9 
! ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice1 z def9$ "u 
p>agraphs 7#e71 7#f71 & 7#g71           
respectively1 ( section #cacb7;a72 or   
7,c7 employ$ 9 a position ( a           
confid5tial or policy-det]m9+ "* "u     
s*$ule ,c ( subp>t ,c ( "p #bac ( title 
#e ( ! ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations2     
7#b7 grade means a level (              
classification "u a position            
classification sy/em2  7#c7 misconduct  
includes neglect ( duty1 malfeasance1 or
 failure to accept a direct$ reassignm5t
 or to accompany a position 9 a transf] 
( function2 &  7#d7 pay means ! rate (  
basic pay fix$ by law or adm9i/rative   
action = ! position held by an employee4
  #geeb4 ,actions cov]$ ,?is sub*apt]   
applies to a r$uction 9 grade or pay or 
removal1 b does n apply to-- 7#a7 a     
r$uction 9 grade or pay or removal "u   
section #geab2  7#b7 a r$uction 9 grade 
or pay or removal "u section #geba2     
7#c7 a removal "u section #gecb2  7#d7 a

 removal "u section #ceib1 #ceie1 or    
#gedc2 or  7#e7 a removal f ! ,s5ior    
,executive ,s]vice "u section #gac (    
title #ch4  #geec4 ,cause & proc$ure    
7a7 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 "u
 regulations prescrib$ by ! ,(fice (    
,p]sonnel ,managem5t1 ! head ( an ag5cy 
may--  7#a7 remove an employee ( ! ag5cy
 f ! civil s]vice2  7#b7 r$uce ! grade (
 an employee ( ! ag5cy2 or  7#c7 r$uce !
 pay ( an employee ( ! ag5cy4  7b7 ,an  
employee subject to a r$uction 9 grade  
"u subsection 7a77#b7 %all1 beg9n+ on ! 
date t ! r$uction takes effect1 receive 
! annual rate ( pay applicable to su*   
grade4  7c7  7#a7 ,subject to p>agraph  
7#b7 & subsection 7d71 any r$uction 9   
grade or pay or removal "u ?is sub*apt] 
may be appeal$ to ! ,m]it ,sy/ems       
,protection ,bo>d "u section #ggja4     
7#b7 ,an appeal "u p>agraph 7#a7 may    
only be made if su* appeal is made n    
lat] ?an sev5 days aft] ! date ( su*    
r$uction 9 grade or pay or removal4  7d7
  7#a7 ,^u receipt ( an appeal "u       

subsection 7c71 ! ,m]it ,sy/ems         
,protection ,bo>d %all ref] ! appeal to 
an adm9i/rative judge pursuant to       
section #ggja7;b77#a74 ,! adm9i/rative  
judge %all exp$ite any su* appeal "u su*
 section &1 9 any su* case1 %all issue a
 decision n lat] ?an #de days aft] !    
date t ! ,bo>d receives ! appeal4  7#b7 
,to ! maximum ext5t practicable1 ! ag5cy
 %all provide to ! ,m]it ,sy/ems        
,protection ,bo>d1 & to any adm9i/rative
 judge to :om an appeal "u ?is section  
is ref]r$1 su* in=mation & assi/ance z  
may be necess>y to ensure an appeal "u  
?is subsection is exp$it$4  7#c7        
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1       
includ+ section #ggjc1 ! decision ( an  
adm9i/rative judge "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all
 be f9al & %all n be subject to any     
fur!r appeal4  7#d7 ,9 any case 9 :i* ! 
adm9i/rative judge _c issue a decision 9
 accordance ) ! #de-;day requirem5t "u  
p>agraph 7#c71 ! r$uction 9 grade or pay
 or removal is f9al4 ,9 su* a case1 !   
,m]it ,sy/ems ,protection ,bo>d %all1 )9

 #ad days aft] ! date t su* r$uction 9  
grade or pay or removal is f9al1 submit 
to ,congress a report t expla9s !       
reasons :y a decision 0 n issu$ 9       
accordance ) su* requirem5t4  7#e7 ,!   
,m]it ,sy/ems ,protection ,bo>d or      
adm9i/rative judge may n /ay any        
r$uction 9 grade or pay or removal      
action "u ?is section4  7#f7 ,dur+ !    
p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on :i* an        
employee appeals a removal f ! civil    
s]vice "u ?is subsection & end+ on !    
date t ! adm9i/rative judge issues a    
f9al decision on su* appeal1 su*        
employee may n receive any pay1 aw>ds1  
bonuses1 inc5tives1 all[ances1          
diff]5tials1 /ud5t loan repaym5ts1      
special paym5ts1 or b5efits4  7e7 ,9 !  
case ( an employee seek+ corrective     
action 7or on behalf ( :om corrective   
action is s\ght7 f ! ,(fice ( ,special  
,c\nsel bas$ on an alleg$ prohibit$     
p]sonnel practice describ$ 9 section    
#bcjb7;b71 ! head ( ! ag5cy may n r$uce 
! grade or pay or remove su* employee "u

 ?is sub*apt] )\t ! approval ( !        
,special ,c\nsel "u section #abad7;f74  
4  7b7 ,application ,! au?ority provid$ 
by subsection 7a7 %all apply to any     
employee hir$ be=e1 on1 or aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,cl]ical     
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ 
( *apt] #ge ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ aft] ! item     
relat+ to section #gedc ! foll[+3       
,sub*apt] ,,vi--,r$uction 9 grade or pay
 or removal = misconduct or p]=mance    
#geea4 ,def9itions4 #geeb4 ,actions     
cov]$4 #geeb4 ,cause & proc$ure4  4  7d7
 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,title #e1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section 
#dcjc7;f7--  7,a7 by /rik+ or at ! end (
 p>agraph 7#b72  7,b7 by /rik+ ! p]iod  
at ! end ( p>agraph 7#c7 & ins]t+ 1 or2 
&  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7
 ! r$uction 9 grade or removal ( an     
employee "u sub*apt] ,,vi ( *apt] #ge4  
2  7#b7 9 section #geab-- 7,a7 by /rik+ 
or at ! end ( subp>agraph 7,d72  7,b7 by
 /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end ( subp>agraph   

7,e7 & ins]t+ 1 or2 &  7,c7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7,f7 a r$uction 9 grade 
or pay or removal "u sub*apt] ,,vi ( ?is
 *apt]4  2  7#c7 9 section #geba7;b71 9 
! matt] foll[+ p>agraph 7#e7--  7,a7 by 
/rik+ or at ! end ( subp>agraph 7,b72   
7,b7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end (        
subp>agraph 7,c7 & ins]t+ 1 or2 &  7,c7 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,d7 a      
r$uction 9 grade or pay or removal "u   
sub*apt] ,,vi ( ?is *apt]4  2 &  7#d7 9 
section #gedb1 by /rik+ or to a removal 
"u section #ceib or #ceie ( ?is title & 
ins]t+ to a removal "u section #ceib or 
#ceie ( ?is title1 to an action "u      
section #gac ( title #ch1 or to a       
r$uction 9 grade or pay or removal "u   
sub*apt] ,,vi ( ?is *apt] 4