,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afai  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ac1 #bjba,ms4    
,ern/ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #e1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 to provide = a #b-ye>     
prohibition on employm5t 9 a c>e] civil 
s]vice position = any =m] political     
appo9tee1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,r$uce  
,bureaucracy ,act4  #b4 ,limitation on  
employm5t ( political appo9tees 9 c>e]  
civil s]vice positions  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ca ( title #e1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  #caag4 ,employm5t (   
political appo9tees  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m ag5cy has !    
mean+ giv5 ! t]m ,executive ag5cy 9     
section #aje2  7#b7 ! t]m ,associate    
,director means ! ,associate ,director =
 ,m]it ,sy/em ,acc\ntability &          
,compliance at ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel     

,managem5t2  7#c7 ! t]m c>e] position   
means-- 7,a7 a position 9 ! competitive 
s]vice fill$ by c>e] or c>e]-conditional
 appo9tm5t2  7,b7 a position 9 ! except$
 s]vice fill$ by an appo9tm5t (         
equival5t t5ure z a position describ$ 9 
subp>agraph 7,a72  7,c7 a c>e] res]v$   
position1 z def9$ 9 section             
#cacb7;a77#h71 9 ! ,s5ior ,executive    
,s]vice2 or  7,d7 a g5]al position 9 !  
,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice :5 fill$ by a 
c>e] appo9tee1 z def9$ 9 section        
#cacb7;a77#d72  7#d7 ! t]m p>ticipat$   
means an action tak5 z an (fic] or      
employee ?r\gh decision1 approval1      
disapproval1 recomm5dation1 ! r5d]+ (   
advice1 inve/igation1 or o!r su* action2
  7#e7 ! t]m p>ticul> matt] includes any
 inve/igation1 application1 reque/ = a  
rul+ or det]m9ation1 rulemak+1 contract1
 controv]sy1 claim1 *>ge1 accusation1   
arre/1 or judicial or o!r proce$+2  7#f7
 ! t]m political appo9tee means an      
individual s]v+ 9 an appo9tm5t ( any    
duration to a political position2 &     

7#g7 ! t]m political position means--   
7,a7 a position ) respect to :i*        
appo9tm5t is made-- 7i7 by ! ,presid5t2 
or  7ii7 by ! ,presid5t1 by & ) ! advice
 & cons5t ( ! ,s5ate2  7,b7 a position t
 has be5 except$ f ! competitive s]vice 
by reason ( its confid5tial1            
policy-det]m9+1 policy-mak+1 or         
policy-advocat+ "*2  7,c7 a position    
describ$ 9 sections #ecab ?r\gh #ecaf   
7relat+ to ! ,executive ,s*$ule72 &     
7,d7 a g5]al position 9 ! ,s5ior        
,executive ,s]vice dur+ su* "t z x is   
fill$ by-- 7i7 a nonc>e] appo9tee1 z    
def9$ 9 section #cacb7;a77#g72 or  7ii7 
a limit$ t]m appo9tee or a limit$       
em]g5cy appo9tee1 z def9$ 9 p>agraphs   
7#e7 & 7#f7 ( section #cacb7;a71        
respectively1 :o is s]v+ "u a political 
appo9tm5t4  7b7 ,appo9tm5t approval     
requir$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! head ( an     
ag5cy may n appo9t any individual       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#e7 to a c>e]      
position )9 ! ag5cy )\t receiv+ prior   
writt5 approval f ! ,associate          

,director1 consi/5t ) ! requirem5ts (   
?is subsection4  7#b7 ,reque/ ,! head ( 
an ag5cy %all submit to ! ,associate    
,director a reque/ to approve !         
appo9tm5t ( any individual describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#e7 to a c>e] position1 :i*   
%all include c]tification by ! head ( ! 
ag5cy to ! ,associate ,director t !     
appo9tm5t is necess>y = ! ag5cy to meet 
! mission ( ! ag5cy4  7#c7 ,review &    
det]m9ation ,! ,associate ,director--   
7,a7 %all-- 7i7 review any reque/       
receiv$ "u p>agraph 7#b72 &  7ii7 d5y   
any reque/ describ$ 9 clause 7i71 unless
 ! ,associate ,director det]m9es t !    
appo9tm5t process ) respect to ! reque/ 
0 fair1 op51 & free f political         
influ5ce2 &  7,b7 may1 if ! ,associate  
,director makes a det]m9ation describ$ 9
 subp>agraph 7,a77ii71 approve a reque/ 
submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#b74  7#d7        
,notification to ,congress ,) respect to
 any reque/ approv$ "u p>agraph         
7#c77;,b71 ! ,associate ,director %all1 
n less ?an #e days be=e ! date on :i* ! 

,associate ,director provides approval  
to ! head ( ! reque/+ ag5cy1 provide to 
! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &     
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !     
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ! ag5cy         
c]tification "u p>agraph 7#b7 & !       
rationale ( ! applicable ag5cy head )   
respect to t c]tification4  7#e7 ,cov]$ 
individuals ,an individual describ$ 9   
?is p>agraph is-- 7,a7 a political      
appo9tee2  7,b7 a =m] political appo9tee
 :o held any political position dur+ !  
#e-ye> p]iod be=e ! date on :i* !       
applicable reque/ describ$ 9 p>agraph   
7#b7 is submitt$2 or  7,c7 at !         
discretion ( ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (   
,p]sonnel ,managem5t1 a =m] political   
appo9tee :o held any political position 
be=e ! #e-ye> p]iod describ$ 9          
subp>agraph 7,b74  7c7 ,re/riction on   
appo9tm5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any   
o!r law1 rule1 or regulation1 dur+ !    
#b-ye> p]iod foll[+ ! date on :i* a     
political appo9tee leaves or dep>ts f a 

political position1 t appo9tee may n be 
appo9t$ to any c>e] position 9 ! civil  
s]vice4  7#b7 ,exception ,p>agraph 7#a7 
%all n apply to a political appo9tee :o 
has n p]sonally & sub/antially          
p>ticipat$ 9 any p>ticul> matt] :ile    
employ$ 9 a political position4  7d7    
,application ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be 
con/ru$ to re/rict ! appo9tm5t ( an     
individual :o is-- 7#a7 entitl$ to      
re9/atem5t "u section #ceic7;b72 or     
7#b7 eligible = re9/atem5t "u section   
#ceic7;a74  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!  
table ( sections = sub*apt] ,i ( *apt]  
#ca ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is 
am5d$ by add+ aft] ! item relat+ to     
section #caaf ! foll[+3  #caag4         
,employm5t ( political appo9tees4  4    
7c7 ,application  7#a7 ,appo9tm5t       
reque/s ,section #caag7;b7 ( title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$ by          
subsection 7a71 %all apply to any       
appo9tm5t or reque/ = appo9tm5t describ$
 9 su* section submitt$ to ! ,associate 
,director = ,m]it ,sy/em ,acc\ntability 

& ,compliance aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act4  7#b7 ,limitation on          
appo9tm5ts ,section #caag7;c7 ( title   
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$ by      
subsection 7a71 %all apply to any       
individual :o leaves or dep>ts f a      
political position 7z t t]m is def9$ 9  
section #caag7;a7 ( su* title1 z add$ by
 su* subsection7 aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act4  7d7 ,regulations requir$   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( 
,p]sonnel ,managem5t %all issue         
regulations necess>y to c>ry out ?is    
section & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is        
section4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,! regulations  
issu$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include     
guidance reg>d+ ! def9ition ( ! t]m     
p]sonally & sub/antially p>ticipat$ 9   
any p>ticul> matt] 9 section            
#caag7;c77#b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a71        
consi/5t ) section #bfda4bja ( title #e1
 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 & !       
def9itions ( applicable t]ms 9 section  
#caag7;a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     

,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a74  #c4   
,r$uction 9 numb] ( political appo9tees 
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! 
t]ms limit$ t]m appo9tee1 limit$ em]g5cy
 appo9tee1 & nonc>e] appo9tee h ! mean+s
 giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #cacb7;a7 ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7#b7 ! t]m 
political appo9tee means any individual 
:o-- 7,a7 is employ$ 9 a position on !  
,executive ,s*$ule "u sections #ecab    
?r\gh #ecaf ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code2  7,b7 is a limit$ t]m appo9tee1 a
 limit$ em]g5cy appo9tee1 or a nonc>e]  
appo9tee2 or  7,c7 is employ$ 9 a       
position 9 ! executive bran* ( ! ,f$]al 
,gov]nm5t ( a confid5tial or            
policy-det]m9+ "* "u ,s*$ule ,c ( subp>t
 ,c ( "p #bac ( title #e1 ,code ( ,f$]al
 ,regulations1 or any successor         
regulations4  7b7 ,limitation ,!        
,presid5t1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !   
,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget & !       
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel        
,managem5t1 %all take su* actions z     
necess>y to ensure t ! total numb] (    

political appo9tees %all n exce$ #b1jjj4
  7c7 ,effective date ,?is section %all 
take effect on ! date t is #a ye> aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4