,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dijg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #e1 #bjbe ,mr4 
,:itesides 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,g>cia (    
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,hors=d1 ,ms4 ,/ev5s1 & 
,mr4 ,l&sman7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ,work=ce1 & 9 addition to !
 ,committees on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t   
,re=m1 & ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be   
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect !       
integrity1 imp>tiality1 & indep5d5ce (  
,f$]al /ati/ical ag5cies by e/abli%+    
fix$ t]ms & =-cause removal protections 
= ! heads ( su* ag5cies4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,/ati/ical ,ag5cy ,integrity &          
,indep5d5ce ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s & 
purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !    
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
its f9ancial m>kets1 its bus9esses1 &   
its policymak]s rely on ! timely1       

cr$ible1 & imp>tial data produc$ by     
,f$]al /ati/ical ag5cies to make in=m$  
decisions4  7#b7 ,! cr$ibility ( ,f$]al 
/ati/ics dep5ds on public confid5ce t ! 
data are produc$ by ag5cies t are free f
 political influ5ce1 manipulation1 or   
c5sor%ip4  7#c7 ,! heads ( ! pr9cipal   
,f$]al /ati/ical ag5cies s]ve z ! *ief  
/ew>ds ( ?is public tru/1 & _!          
pr(essional indep5d5ce is p>am\nt4  7#d7
 ,/ructures t grant op]ational &        
decisional indep5d5ce1 su* z ^? e/abli%$
 = ! ,bo>d ( ,gov]nors ( ! ,f$]al       
,res]ve ,sy/em1 provide a prov5 model = 
insulat+ critical gov]nm5t functions f  
%ort-t]m political pressures4  7b7      
,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is ,act is to    
/r5g!n public tru/ 9 ,f$]al /ati/ics by 
insulat+ ! lead]%ip ( pr9cipal /ati/ical
 ag5cies f political int]f]5ce ?r\gh !  
e/abli%m5t ( fix$ t]ms ( (fice1 /agg]$  
appo9tm5ts1 & cle>1 =-cause protections 
aga9/ arbitr>y removal4  #c4 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,cov]$ ,/ati/ical   
,ag5cy ,! t]m ,cov]$ ,/ati/ical ,ag5cy  

means ea* ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! ,bureau ( 
! ,c5sus1 ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce4  7,b7 ,!
 ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics1 ,dep>tm5t (
 ,labor4  7,c7 ,! ,national ,c5t] =     
,education ,/ati/ics1 ,dep>tm5t (       
,education4  7,d7 ,! ,bureau ( ,ju/ice  
,/ati/ics1 ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  7#b7   
,head ( a cov]$ /ati/ical ag5cy ,! t]m  
,head ( a ,cov]$ ,/ati/ical ,ag5cy means
 ! ,director1 ,commission]1 or          
,adm9i/rator :o is ! highe/-rank+       
(ficial ( a ,cov]$ ,/ati/ical ,ag5cy4   
#d4 ,appo9tm5t & t]m ( (fice ( heads (  
cov]$ /ati/ical ag5cies  7a7 ,appo9tm5t 
,! ,head ( ea* ,cov]$ ,/ati/ical ,ag5cy 
%all be appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t1 by & ) !
 advice & cons5t ( ! ,s5ate4  7b7 ,t]m  
,! t]m ( (fice = ! ,head ( a ,cov]$     
,/ati/ical ,ag5cy %all be six ye>s4 ,!  
t]ms %all be /agg]$ to ensure t no m ?an
 two su* t]ms expire 9 any giv5 cal5d>  
ye>4  7c7 ,s]vice aft] expiration ( t]m 
,! ,head ( a ,cov]$ ,/ati/ical ,ag5cy   
may cont9ue to s]ve aft] ! expiration ( 
_! t]m until a successor has be5 appo9t$

 & confirm$4  7d7 ,vacancy ,any         
individual appo9t$ to fill a vacancy 9 !
 (fice ( ! ,head ( a ,cov]$ ,/ati/ical  
,ag5cy occurr+ be=e ! expiration ( ! t]m
 = :i* _! pr$ecessor 0 appo9t$ %all be  
appo9t$ = a full t]m ( six ye>s4  #e4   
,removal f (fice  7a7 ,/&>d = removal ,!
 ,presid5t may remove ! ,head ( a ,cov]$
 ,/ati/ical ,ag5cy only = cause4  7b7   
,def9ition ( cause ,= ! purposes ( ?is  
section1 ! t]m = cause %all mean prov5  
ineffici5cy1 neglect ( duty1 or         
malfeasance 9 (fice4 ,a det]m9ation (   
cause may n be bas$ on ! sub/ance1      
conclusions1 or tim+ ( any /ati/ical    
data1 report1 or release prep>$ by !    
ag5cy4  #f4 ,gu>antees ( pr(essional    
indep5d5ce  7a7 ,f9al au?ority ,! ,head 
( a ,cov]$ ,/ati/ical ,ag5cy %all h f9al
 & un5cumb]$ au?ority ov] ! pr(essional 
& te*nical decisions ( ! ag5cy1 includ+3
 7#a7 ,! me?odologies1 proc$ures1 &     
sci5tific processes us$ to collect &    
analyze data4  7#b7 ,! cont5t ( all     
/ati/ical reports1 press releases1 & o!r

 (ficial publications4  7#c7 ,! tim+ &  
s*$ul+ ( ! release ( /ati/ical data1 :i*
 %all be made public 9 advance & may    
only be alt]$ = te*nical1 non-political 
reasons1 ) any su* alt]ation be+        
accompani$ by a public1 writt5          
explanation4  7b7 ,p]sonnel ,no         
political te/ or qualification %all be  
us$ 9 ! appo9tm5t1 evaluation1 or       
promotion ( any pr(essionally qualifi$  
employee ( a ,cov]$ ,/ati/ical ,ag5cy4  
#g4 ,transition provisions  7a7 ,initial
 /agg]$ t]ms ,to e/abli% ! /agg]$ t]ms  
requir$ by section #d7;b71 ! initial    
appo9tm5ts made "u ?is ,act %all be =   
t]ms ( v>y+ l5g?s z det]m9$ by !        
,presid5t1 provid$ t3  7#a7 ,! fir/ ?ree
 appo9tm5ts %all be = a t]m ( six ye>s4 
7#b7 ,! next f\r appo9tm5ts %all be = a 
t]m ( f\r ye>s4  7#c7 ,! rema9+ ?ree    
appo9tm5ts %all be = a t]m ( two ye>s4  
7#d7 ,all subsequ5t appo9tm5ts %all be =
 a full t]m ( six ye>s z prescrib$ 9    
section #d7;b74  #h4 ,sev]ability ,if   
any provision ( ?is ,act1 or !          

application ( su* provision to any p]son
 or circum/ance1 is held to be          
uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act & 
! application ( ! rema9+ provisions to  
any o!r p]son or circum/ance %all n be  
affect$4