#aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #cjb  ,,an ,,act  ,to impose limits 
on excepting competitive service        
positions from the competitive service1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,preventing a ,patronage ,system ,act of
 #bjba or the ,,ppsa ,act of #bjba4  #b4
 ,limitations on exception of           
competitive service positions  7a7 ,in  
general ,no position in the competitive 
service 7as defined under section #bajb 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code7 may 
be excepted from the competitive service
 unless such position is placed--  7#a7 
in any of the schedules ,a through ,e as
 described in section #f4b of title #e1 
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 as in   
effect on ,september #cj1 #bjbj2 and    
7#b7 under the terms and conditions     
under part #f of such title as in effect
 on such date4  7b7 ,subsequent         
transfers ,no position in the excepted  
service 7as defined under section #bajc 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code7 may 

be placed in any schedule other than a  
schedule described in subsection        
7a77#a74  ,passed the ,house of         
,representatives ,september #ae1        
#bjbb4;,clerk4