,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjbe,ms4 
,t5ney introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to impose  
re/rictions on ,f$]al ag5cies ) respect 
to appo9tm5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,f$]al ,freeze ,act4  #b4 ,freeze on    
,f$]al hir+ & sal>ies  7a7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,ag5cy ,! t]m ag5cy
 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #eea (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7   
,basel9e numb] ,! t]m basel9e numb]     
means1 ) respect to an ag5cy1 ! numb] ( 
employees employ$ by ! ag5cy 7includ+   
individuals occupy+ full-"t equival5t   
positions 9 ! ag5cy71 z ( ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#c7 ,employee ,! 
t]m employee means an employee ( an     
ag5cy4  7b7 ,g5]al prohibitions ,not)/&+
 any o!r provision ( law or regulation1 
dur+ ! #a-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! foll[+ %all      

apply3 7#a7 7,a7 ,except z provid$ 9    
subp>agraph 7,b71 ! head ( an ag5cy may 
n increase ! numb] ( employees employ$  
by ! ag5cy beyond ! basel9e numb]4  7,b7
 ,dur+ ! #a-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! head ( an ag5cy 
may appo9t an individual to a position  
)9 ! ag5cy1 ev5 if appo9t+ t individual 
w\ld increase ! numb] ( employees       
employ$ by ! ag5cy beyond ! basel9e     
numb]1 if ! ag5cy head det]m9es t mak+ t
 appo9tm5t s]ves ! int]e/ ( law         
en=cem5t1 public safety1 or ! national  
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,!    
annual rate ( basic pay ( an employee1 z
 9 effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 may n be increas$4  7c7 ,r$uction 
9 =ce ,! head ( ea* ag5cy %all take su* 
measures1 )\t reg>d to any o!r provision
 ( law or regulation1 to ensure t-- 7#a7
 z ( ! date t is #b ye>s aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! numb] ( employees
 employ$ by ! ag5cy is #b p]c5t less ?an
 ! basel9e numb]2 &  7#b7 z ( ! date t  
is #c ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 

,act1 ! numb] ( employees employ$ by !  
ag5cy is #e p]c5t less ?an ! basel9e    
numb]4