,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fjfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ai1         
#bjba,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new  
,york 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 & ,mr4 
,lyn*7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #e1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to /r5g!n & enhance
 en=cem5t & p5alties ( ! ,hat* ,act1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,hat* ,act         
,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,/r5g!n+ ,hat*
 ,act en=cem5t & p5alties aga9/         
political appo9tees  7a7 ,inve/igations 
by ,(fice ( ,special ,c\nsel ,section   
#abaf ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7c71 by    
/rik+ 7#a712 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7d7 7#a7 ,9 addition to !      
au?ority o!rwise provid$ 9 ?is *apt]1 ! 
,special ,c\nsel-- 7,a7 %all conduct an 
inve/igation ) respect to any allegation
 conc]n+ political activity prohibit$ "u
 sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #gc 7relat+ to  

political activities by ,f$]al          
employees72 &  7,b7 may1 reg>dless (    
:e!r ! ,special ,c\nsel has receiv$ an  
allegation1 conduct any inve/igation z !
 ,special ,c\nsel consid]s necess>y     
conc]n+ political activity prohibit$ "u 
su* sub*apt]4  7#b7 ,) respect to any   
inve/igation "u p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is     
subsection1 ! ,special ,c\nsel may seek 
corrective action "u section #abad &    
discipl9>y action "u section #abae 9 !  
same way z if a prohibit$ p]sonnel      
practice 7 involv$4  7e7 7#a7 ,not)/&+  
subsection 7b7 ( section #abae1 consi/5t
 ) p>agraph 7#c7 ( ?is subsection1 if   
aft] an inve/igation "u subsection      
7d77#a7 ! ,special ,c\nsel det]m9es t a 
political appo9tee has violat$ section  
#gcbc or #gcbd1 ! ,special ,c\nsel may  
pres5t a compla9t to ! ,m]it ,sy/ems    
,protection ,bo>d "u ! process provid$ 9
 section #abae1 aga9/ su* political     
appo9tee4  7#b7 ,not)/&+ section #gcbf1 
a f9al ord] ( ! ,bo>d on a compla9t ( a 
violation ( section #gcbc or #gcbd by a 

political appo9tee may impose an        
assessm5t ( a civil p5alty n to exce$   
#ej1jjj4  7#c7 ,! ,special ,c\nsel may n
 pres5t a compla9t "u p>agraph 7#a7 (   
?is subsection-- 7,a7 unless no         
discipl9>y action or civil p5alty has   
be5 tak5 or assess$1 respectively1 aga9/
 ! political appo9tee pursuant to       
section #gcbf2 &  7,b7 until on or aft] 
! date t is #ij days aft] ! date t !    
compla9t reg>d+ ! political appo9tee 0  
pres5t$ to ! ,presid5t "u section       
#abae7;b71 not)/&+ :e!r ! ,presid5t     
submits a writt5 /atem5t pursuant to    
p>agraph 7#d7 ( ?is subsection4  7#d7   
7,a7 ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] receiv+ f
 ! ,special ,c\nsel a compla9t recomm5d+
 discipl9>y action "u section #abae7;b7 
) respect to a political appo9tee = a   
violation ( section #gcbc or #gcbd1 !   
,presid5t %all provide a writt5 /atem5t 
to ! ,special ,c\nsel on :e!r !         
,presid5t impos$ ! recomm5d$ discipl9>y 
action1 impos$ ano!r =m ( discipl9>y    
action & ! nature ( t discipl9>y action1

 or took no discipl9>y action aga9/ !   
political appo9tee4  7,b7 ,n lat] ?an   
#ad days aft] receiv+ a writt5 /atem5t  
"u subp>agraph 7,a7 ( ?is p>agraph-- 7i7
 ! ,special ,c\nsel %all submit ! writt5
 /atem5t to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & 
,re=m ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !   
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7ii7
 publi% ! writt5 /atem5t on ! public    
website ( ! ,(fice ( ,special ,c\nsel4  
7#e7 ,n lat] ?an #ad days aft] ! date t 
! ,special ,c\nsel det]m9es a political 
appo9tee has violat$ section #gcbc or   
#gcbd1 ! ,special ,c\nsel %all-- 7,a7   
submit a report on ! inve/igation into  
su* political appo9tee1 & any           
communications s5t f ! ,special ,c\nsel 
to ! ,presid5t recomm5d+ discipl9e ( su*
 political appo9tee1 to ! ,committee on 
,ov]sight & ,re=m ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
 ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 publi% ! report &  
su* communications on ! public website (

 ! ,(fice ( ,special ,c\nsel4  7#f7 ,9  
?is subsection1 ! t]m political appo9tee
 means any individual1 o!r ?an !        
,presid5t & ! ,vice-,presid5t1 employ$  
or hold+ (fice-- 7,a7 9 ! ,executive    
,(fice ( ! ,presid5t1 ! ,(fice ( ! ,vice
 ,presid5t1 & any o!r (fice ( ! ,:ite   
,h\se1 b n includ+ any c>e] employee2 or
  7,b7 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$ ,/ates74  4  7b7 ,cl>ification on
 application ( ,hat* ,act to ,,eop &    
,,ovp employees ,section #gcbb7a77;,a7 (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by ins]t+ aft] ,executive ag5cy !      
foll[+3 1 includ+ ! ,executive ,(fice ( 
! ,presid5t1 ! ,(fice ( ! ,vice         
,presid5t1 & any o!r (fice ( ! ,:ite    
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