,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aiij  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bf1 #bjai ,mr4  
,blum5?al introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #e1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 to provide additional     
au?ority to ! ,(fice ( ,special ,c\nsel1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title     
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,presid5tial  
,appo9tee ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjai4  
#b4 ,(fice ( ,special ,c\nsel  ,section 
#abae ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a77#c7--  
7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 9 ! matt]      
prec$+ clause 7i71 by /rik+ ,a f9al &   
ins]t+ ,except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph  
7,c71 a f9al2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7,c7 ,9 a case br\ght "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 involv+ discipl9>y action 
aga9/ an employee 9 a confid5tial1      
policy-mak+1 policy-det]m9+1 or         
policy-advocat+ position appo9t$ by !   
,presid5t1 by & ) ! advice & cons5t ( ! 

,s5ate 7o!r ?an an individual 9 ! ,=eign
 ,s]vice ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or an        
employee s]v+ 9 a position at level ,i (
 ! ,executive ,s*$ule "u section #ecab71
 a f9al ord] ( ! ,bo>d--  7i7 may impose
 an assessm5t ( a civil p5alty 9 an     
am\nt t is n m ?an #aj1jjj = ea*        
violation committ$ by ! employee2 &     
7ii7 may n impose any o!r discipl9>y    
action4  2 &  7#b7 by /rik+ subsection  
7b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7b7 7#a7 ,9 ?is 
subsection1 ! t]m cov]$ individual--    
7,a7 means an employee 9 a confid5tial1 
policy-mak+1 policy-det]m9+1 or         
policy-advocat+ position appo9t$ by !   
,presid5t1 by & ) ! advice & cons5t ( ! 
,s5ate 7o!r ?an an individual 9 ! ,=eign
 ,s]vice ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates72 &  7,b7    
includes an employee s]v+ 9 a position  
at level ,i ( ! ,executive ,s*$ule "u   
section #ecab4  7#b7 ,if ! ,special     
,c\nsel det]m9es "u subsection 7a7 t    
discipl9>y action %\ld be tak5 aga9/ a  
cov]$ individual--  7,a7 ! ,special     
,c\nsel %all prep>e a writt5 compla9t   

aga9/ ! employee conta9+ ! det]m9ation (
 ! ,special ,c\nsel1 :i*--  7i7 %all    
include-- 7,i7 a writt5 /atem5t (       
support+ facts2 &  7,,ii7 !             
recomm5dation ( ! ,special ,c\nsel      
reg>d+ ! specific discipl9>y action t   
%\ld be tak5 aga9/ ! cov]$ individual2 &
  7ii7 ! ,special ,c\nsel %all pres5t to
 ! ,presid5t & make publicly available2 
&  7,b7 n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date 
on :i* ! ,presid5t receives ! compla9t  
submitt$ "u subp>agraph 7,a71 !         
,presid5t %all--  7i7 submit to !       
,special ,c\nsel a writt5 response t    
conta9s-- 7,i7 an explanation ( :e!r !  
,presid5t is tak+ ! discipl9>y action   
aga9/ ! cov]$ individual recomm5d$ by ! 
,special ,c\nsel "u subp>agraph         
7,a77i77,,ii72 &  7,,ii7 if ! ,presid5t 
is n tak+ ! action describ$ 9 subclause 
7,i71 ! reason t ! ,presid5t is n tak+ t
 action2 &  7ii7 make ! response requir$
 "u clause 7i7 publicly available4  7#c7
 ,) respect to a cov]$ individual :o is 
an employee 9 a confid5tial1            

policy-mak+1 policy-det]m9+1 or         
policy-advocat+ position appo9t$ by !   
,presid5t1 by & ) ! advice & cons5t ( ! 
,s5ate 7o!r ?an an individual 9 ! ,=eign
 ,s]vice ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or an        
employee s]v+ 9 a position at level ,i (
 ! ,executive ,s*$ule "u section #ecab71
 ! action requir$ "u ?is subsection )   
respect to ! individual %all be 9       
addition to any action requir$ "u       
subsection 7a7 ) respect to !           
individual4  4