,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ceb #aagth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cjb 
,report ,no4 #aag-dee ,,in ,,the ,,house
 ,,of ,,representatives  ,january #ac1  
#bjba,mr4 ,connolly 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
  ,september #b1 #bjbb;,additional      
sponsors3 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,beyer1    
,mr4 ,hoyer1 ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1  
,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new     
,york1 ,ms4 ,wexton1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,ms4  
,speier1 ,ms4 ,porter1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4
 ,van ,drew1 ,mr4 ,price of ,north      
,carolina1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mrs4 ,axne1 and
 ,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle of            
,pennsylvania  ,september #b1           
#bjbb,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 ,january #ac1     
#bjba  ,a ,,bill  ,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  ,september #b1 
#bjbb,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed