,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dfb #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #haji ,report ,no4 #aaf-efd ,,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 ,october #bg1 #bjbj;,additional sponsors3 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,sarbanes1 ,ms4 ,porter1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,mfume1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,cooper1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 and ,mrs4 ,demings ,october #bg1 #bjbj,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,august #be1 #bjbj ,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 ,act of #bjbj4 #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 and 2 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 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 #c4 ,financial disclosures required prior to assuming duties of ,postmaster ,general or ,deputy ,postmaster ,general ,the ,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app7 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #aja7;a7-- 7,a7 by striking 7a7 ,within and inserting 7a77#a7 ,within2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 7,a7 ,an individual proposed pursuant to section #bjb of title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 to assume the position of ,postmaster ,general or ,deputy ,postmaster ,general shall file the report required by paragraph 7#a7 before assuming such position4 7,b7 ,an individual proposed for such a position may not carry out any duty of the position until the report submitted by the individual pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 is reviewed and signed by the ,director of the ,office of ,government ,ethics under section #ajf7;b77#a71 and any action taken by that individual in the performance of any function or duty of the applicable position before the date on which such signature occurs shall have no force or effect4 2 and 7#b7 in section #ajc7;b7-- 7,a7 by striking 7b7 ,the ,president and inserting 7b77#a7 ,the ,president2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 ,notwithstanding subsection 7a71 an individual proposed pursuant to section #bjb of title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 to assume the position of ,postmaster ,general or ,deputy ,postmaster ,general shall file the report required under section #aja7;a7 with the ,director of the ,office of ,government ,ethics4 4 ,october #bg1 #bjbj,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed