,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ccbj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,november #ae1 #bjbc,mr4 ,marshall 7for himself and ,mr4 ,schmitt7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to provide that an individual may not serve as an employee in the executive branch for longer than #ab years1 except for ,presidential appointees1 law enforcement officers1 members of the military1 and employees of the ,department of ,defense4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,tenure ,evaluation and ,rotation ,mandate ,act or the ,,term ,act4 #b4 ,limitation on term of service in the executive branch 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,agency ,the term agency means an agency1 establishment1 office1 or other appointing authority in the executive branch of the ,government of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,position ,the term position-- 7,a7 means a position as an employee of an agency2 and 7,b7 does not include-- 7i7 a position for which appointment is made by the ,president2 7ii7 a position as a law enforcement officer2 7iii7 a position as a member of an ,armed ,force2 or 7iv7 a position in the civil service in the ,department of ,defense4 7b7 ,limitation ,notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation1 an individual may not serve for a total of more than #ab years in #a or more positions4 7c7 ,application to current employees 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 an individual serving in a position on the date of enactment of this ,act who has served for a total of not less than #i years in #a or more positions may not serve in a position on or after the date that is #c years after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,rule for separation from service ,an individual serving in a position on the date of enactment of this ,act who has served for a total of not less than #i years in #a or more positions and who separates from service before the date that is #c years after the date of enactment of this ,act may not serve in a position on or after the date on which the individual has served in a position for a total of not less than #ab years4