,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #b1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself1 ,mrs4    
,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,van     
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,warner1 and ,mr4         
,padilla7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,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 #bjbb or the 
,,ppsa ,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,limitations 
on exception of competitive service     
positions  7a7 ,in general              
,notwithstanding section #ccjb of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 no position  
in the competitive service 7as defined  
in section #bajb of that title7 may be  
excepted from the competitive service   
unless that position is placed-- 7#a7 in

 any of schedules ,a through ,e1 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 title #e1 ,code of     
,federal ,regulations1 as in effect on  
,september #cj1 #bjbj4  7b7 ,subsequent 
transfers ,notwithstanding section #ccjb
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 no 
position in the excepted service 7as    
defined in section #bajc of that title7 
may be placed in any schedule other than
 a schedule described in subsection     
7a77#a74