,i #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #heej ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #bh1 #bjbb,mr4 ,roy 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,miller of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,nehls1 ,mr4 ,good of ,virginia1 and ,mrs4 ,boebert7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform ,a ,,bill ,to provide that all ,federal employees in the executive branch of ,government are at-will employees1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,public ,service ,reform ,act4 #b4 ,at-will employment for ,federal executive branch employees 7a7 ,at-,will employment 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 rule1 or regulation1 and except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 any employee in the executive branch of ,government shall be considered at-will1 and-- 7,a7 may be subject to any adverse personnel action 7up to and including removal7 for good cause1 bad cause1 or no cause at all2 and 7,b7 may not challenge or otherwise appeal such an action except as provided in subsection 7b74 7#b7 ,limitation 7,a7 ,in general ,an employee may not be subject to any adverse personnel action under this ,act for any reason prohibited section #bcjb7;b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,b7 ,procedures ,the ,president shall establish procedures to enforce compliance with paragraph 7#a71 including providing for disciplinary measures against any employee who violates such paragraph4 ,nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to grant an employee the right to review or appeal an adverse personnel action outside such procedures4 7b7 ,removal of career employees ,with respect to the removal of a career employee1 the following procedures shall apply3 7#a7 ,before an agency removes the employee1 the agency official authorized to propose such action 7in this subsection referred to as the proposing official7 shall provide the employee with written notification of the proposed removal and the reasons therefore4 ,the employee shall have #ad days to provide a written response1 except that the agency head or designee shall have sole and exclusive discretion to alter the response period on a case-by-case basis4 7#b7 ,under procedures prescribed by the agency head1 in the head's sole and exclusive discretion1 an agency official other than the proposing official 7in this subsection referred to as the deciding official7 shall decide whether to remove or retain such career employee4 ,the deciding official shall review the proposed removal and employee response under paragraph 7#a71 and may1 in their sole and exclusive discretion1 conduct a hearing on the matter4 ,after such review or hearing 7as the case may be71 the deciding official shall determine whether the employee shall be removed4 7#c7 ,the deciding official's determination under paragraph 7#b7 shall be the agency's final decision unless1 within the #g-;day period following such determination1 the agency head or designee reverses the decision1 in which case the agency head's or designee's decision shall be the final agency decision4 7#d7 ,an agency's final decision under paragraph 7#c7 shall be final and not subject to any appeal or challenge1 unless the ,president overrules the agency's final decision4 7c7 ,application ,chapter #dc of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall not apply to any personnel action taken with respect to an employee under this ,act4 7d7 ,abolishment of ,,mspb ,on the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,merit ,systems ,protection ,board is hereby abolished4 ,the ,chairman of the ,board may take such actions as are necessary to dispose of the assets1 obligations1 and liabilities of the ,board4 7e7 ,technical and conforming amendments 7#a7 ,repeal ,the following provisions of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 are hereby repealed3 7,a7 ,subchapter ,i of chapter #ab4 7,b7 ,section #abab7;c74 7,c7 ,subsections 7b77#a71 7b77#b77;,b7 through 7,d71 7b77#c71 7b77#d71 7c71 7g71 and 7i7 of section #abad4 7,d7 ,sections #abae and #abba4 7,e7 ,section #dcjc4 7,f7 ,chapter #ge4 7,g7 ,chapter #gg4 7#b7 ,other amendments ,chapter #ga of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in section #gajc7;a77#ad71 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 as subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d71 respectively1 and by inserting after subparagraph 7,a7 the following3 7,b7 relating to adverse personnel actions1 as provided by the ,public ,service ,reform ,act2 2 and 7,b7 in section #gaba7;c71 by amending paragraph 7#c7 to read as follows3 7#c7 any adverse personnel action under the ,public ,service ,reform ,act2 4 7f7 ,whistleblower protections 7#a7 ,in general ,within the #ad-;day period described in subsection 7b77#a71 the ,office of ,special ,counsel may make a recommendation to the agency head or deciding official on whether an adverse personnel action taken against an individual was in retaliation for making a whistleblowing disclosure4 7#b7 ,appeal ,an individual subject to an adverse personnel action who claims such action was taken in retaliation described in section #bcjb7;b77#h7 or 7b77#i7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 may appeal such action to the ,united ,states court of appeals in the circuit in which the duty station of the individual is located4 7#c7 ,decision 7,a7 ,if such court is finds that the individual's appeal under paragraph 7#b7 is in bad faith or frivolous1 the individual's annuity under chapter #hc or #hd of such title shall be reduced by #be percent4 7,b7 ,if the individual prevails under an appeal under paragraph 7#b71 the individual shall-- 7i7 be placed1 as nearly as possible1 in the position the individual would have been in had the adverse personnel action not occurred2 and 7ii7 be reimbursed for attorney's fees1 back pay1 and related benefits1 medical costs incurred1 travel expenses1 any other reasonable and foreseeable consequential damages1 and compensatory damages 7including interest1 reasonable expert witness fees1 and costs74 7g7 ,,eeoc appeals ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 including section #gag of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd1 an individual who is an employee or applicant to be an employee and who alleges that the individual was subject to an adverse personnel action that is a prohibited personnel action described in section #bcjb7;b77#a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall seek relief for such action from the ,equal ,employment ,opportunity ,commission as if such individual was an employee of an employer 7as that term is defined in section #gja of such ,act74 7h7 ,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the term adverse personnel action means a removal1 a suspension for more than #ad days1 a reduction in grade or a reduction in pay1 and a furlough of #cj days or less2 7#b7 the term career employee means any employee who is not a political employee2 7#c7 the term employee has the meaning given that term in section #baje of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 and includes-- 7,a7 an officer or employee of the ,united ,states ,postal ,service or the ,postal ,regulatory ,commission2 and 7,b7 notwithstanding subsection 7b7 of section #gdbe of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 any employee described under subsection 7a7 of such section2 and 7#d7 the term political employee means any employee who is-- 7,a7 appointed by the ,president2 7,b7 a noncareer appointee 7as that term is defined in section #cacb7;a77#g7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code7 in the ,senior ,executive ,service2 7,c7 occupying a position under schedule ,c of subpart ,c of part #bac of title #e1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations2 or 7,d7 in any other civil service 7as that term is defined in section #baja of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code7 position classified as a political position after the date of enactment of this ,act under regulations as the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management may prescribe4