,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bc1         
#bjba,mr4 ,connolly 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,lyn*1 ,ms4 ,port]1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4     
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4   
,s>banes1 & ,mr4 ,khanna7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a     
,,bill  ,to reau?orize ! au?ority ( !   
,m]it ,sy/ems ,protection ,bo>d1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,m]it ,sy/ems           
,protection ,bo>d ,emp[]m5t ,act (      
#bjba4  #b4 ,reau?orization ( ,m]it     
,sy/ems ,protection ,bo>d ,section      
#h7;a77#a7 ( ! ,:i/lebl[] ,protection   
,act ( #aihi 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #eeji note7  
is am5d$ by /rik+ #bjjc1 #bjjd1 #bjje1  
#bjjf1 & #bjjg & ins]t+ #bjbb1 #bjbc1   
#bjbd1 #bjbe1 & #bjbf4  #c4             
,au?orization ( ,f$]al employee surveys 
= m]it sy/ems /udies ,section           
#abjd7;e77#c7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$ by-- 7#a7 /rik+ 7#c7 ,9 

c>ry+ & ins]t+ 7#c77;,a7 ,9 c>ry+2 &    
7#b7 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7 ,!   
,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t & o!r     
ag5cies %all-- 7i7 provide assi/ance to 
! ,bo>d to facilitate ! conduct by !    
,bo>d ( surveys ( employees2 &  7ii7 ^u 
reque/1 unless o!rwise prohibit$ by law1
 provide to ! ,bo>d records & in=mation 
conc]n+ applicants = ,f$]al employm5t4  
4  #d4 ,:i/lebl[] tra9+ = ,,mspb        
adm9i/rative judges ,section            
#ggja7;b77#a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7#a7 
7,a7 ,! ,bo>d may he> any case appeal$  
to x or may ref] ! case to an           
adm9i/rative law judge appo9t$ "u       
section #caje or o!r employee ( ! ,bo>d 
designat$ by ! ,bo>d to he> su* cases1  
except t any case involv+-- 7i7 a       
removal f ! s]vice %all be he>d by !    
,bo>d1 an employee exp]i5c$ 9 he>+      
appeals1 or an adm9i/rative law judge2 &
  7ii7 an alleg$ prohibit$ p]sonnel     
practice 9 violation ( section          
#bcjb7;b77#h71 section                  

#bcjb7;b77#i77;,a77i71 7,b71 7,c71 or   
7,d71 or section #bcjb7;b77#ac7 %all be 
he>d by ! ,bo>d or an adm9i/rative law  
judge or o!r employee ( ! ,bo>d         
designat$ by ! ,bo>d to he> su* cases :o
 has successfully complet$ tra9+ reg>d+ 
protections af=d$ by ! ,:i/lebl[]       
,protection ,act ( #aihi4  7,b7 ,!      
,bo>d1 adm9i/rative law judge1 or o!r   
employee 7z ! case may be7 %all make a  
decision aft] receipt ( ! writt5        
repres5tations ( ! p>ties to ! appeal & 
aft] opportunity = a he>+ "u subsection 
7a77#a7 ( ?is section4 ,a copy ( !      
decision %all be furni%$ to ea* p>ty to 
! appeal & to ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel      
,managem5t4  4