,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #haji ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #be1 #bjbj ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform ,a ,,bill ,to clarify and increase the restrictions on political activities that are applicable to the members of the ,postal ,service ,board of ,governors1 including the ,postmaster ,general and the ,deputy ,postmaster ,general1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,nonpartisan ,postmaster ,general ,act4 #b4 ,postal ,service officers' political activities limited 7a7 ,hatch ,act officer applicability 7#a7 ,in general ,section #daj of title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7e7 ,for the purposes of applying subchapter ,,iii of chapter #gc of title #e1 and any regulations thereunder1 to the ,postal ,service pursuant to subsection 7b77#a71 the following are deemed to be employees of the ,postal ,service3 7#a7 ,the ,postmaster ,general4 7#b7 ,the ,deputy ,postmaster ,general4 7#c7 ,any individual holding a position in the ,postal ,service to which such individual was appointed by the ,president1 by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate1 including a ,governor appointed under section #bjb4 4 7#b7 ,further restricted employees ,section #gcbc7;b77#b77;,b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in clause 7i77,,xiv71 by striking or at the end2 7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following new clause3 7iii7 a person holding a position described in section #daj7;e7 of title #ci4 4 7b7 ,political activities of board members ,section #bjb of title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by striking ,the ,governors shall and inserting 7#a7 ,the ,governors shall2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#b7 ,the ,governors may appoint as the ,postmaster ,general only an individual who has not held a political position at any time during the #d-year period ending on the date on which such individual is so appointed4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by striking ,the ,governors and the ,postmaster ,general shall and inserting 7#a7 ,the ,governors and the ,postmaster ,general shall2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#b7 ,the ,governors and the ,postmaster ,general may appoint as the ,deputy ,postmaster ,general only an individual who has not held a political position at any time during the #d-year period ending on the date on which such individual is so appointed4 2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new subsections3 7f7 ,while serving as a member of the ,board1 an individual may not-- 7#a7 hold a political position2 or 7#b7 solicit funds for-- 7,a7 the campaign of a candidate for election for a ,federal1 ,state1 or local elected office2 or 7,b7 a ,federal1 ,state1 or local political party 7as defined in the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja et seq4774 7g7 ,for purposes of this section1 an individual holds a political position if such individual-- 7#a7 holds ,federal1 ,state1 or local elected office2 7#b7 files paperwork to be a candidate for election for a ,federal1 ,state1 or local elected office2 or 7#c7 is an officer1 director1 or employee of a ,federal1 ,state1 or local political party 7as defined in subsection 7f77#b77;,b774 4 7c7 ,severability ,if any provision of this ,act1 an amendment made by this ,act1 or the application of such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional1 the remainder of this ,act1 the amendments made by this ,act1 and the application of the provisions of such to any person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby4