,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #defa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #aj1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,manchin1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 and ,mr4     
,carper7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
clarify and increase the restrictions on
 political activities that are          
applicable to the members of the ,board 
of ,governors of the ,united ,states    
,postal ,service1 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         
,limitations on political activities of 
,united ,states ,postal ,service        
officers  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 following3  7e7 ,hatch ,act officer 
applicability ,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#a7 of this  
section1 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 the individual
 was appointed by the ,president1 by and
 with the advice and consent of the     
,senate1 including a ,governor appointed
 under section #bjb of this title4  4   
7#b7 ,further restricted employees      
,section #gcbc7;b77#b77;,b7 of title #e1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7,a7 in clause 7i71 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 following3  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 following3  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 the         
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         
following3  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 the  

individual is so appointed4  2 and  7#c7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7f7 ,political positions and activities 
prohibited ,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 party4  7g7 ,definitions
 ,for purposes of this section-- 7#a7   
the term hold a political position      
means-- 7,a7 to hold ,federal1 ,state1  
or local elected office2  7,b7 to file  
paperwork to be a candidate for election
 for a ,federal1 ,state1 or local       
elected office2 or  7,c7 to be an       
officer1 director1 or employee of a     
,federal1 ,state1 or local political    
party2 and  7#b7 the term political     
party has the meaning given the term in 
section #cja of the ,federal ,election  
,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4  
#cjaja74  4  7c7 ,severability ,if any  

provision of this ,act1 an amendment    
made by this ,act1 or the application of
 such a provision or amendment to any   
person or circumstance is held to be    
unconstitutional1 the remaining         
provisions of and amendments made by    
this ,act1 and the application of the   
provision or amendment to any other     
person or circumstance1 shall not be    
affected thereby4