,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ai1 #bjbf,mr4   
,k5n$y ( ,new ,york introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
prohibit ! d[ngrad+ ( law en=cem5t      
positions 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,va   
,police ,recruitm5t & ,ret5tion ,act (  
#bjbf4  #b4 ,prohibition on d[ngrad+ (  
law en=cem5t positions 9 ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7  ,prohibition    
,no (ficial 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs1 ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel          
,managem5t1 or any o!r dep>tm5t or ag5cy
 may propose1 initiate1 or c>ry out a   
position d[ngrade = any cov]$ ,,va      
position1 & no ,f$]al funds may be us$  
to propose1 initiate1 or c>ry out a     
position d[ngrade = any su* position4   
7b7 ,retroactive application ,any       
position d[ngrade = a cov]$ ,,va        
position propos$1 initiat$1 or c>ri$ out

 dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ ,octob] #a1 #bjbe1 
& end+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act
 %all h no =ce or effect4 ,any su*      
position subject$ to a position d[ngrade
 dur+ ?is p]iod %all be return$ to !    
/atus x _h prior to ! position d[ngrade4
 ,any employee occupy+ su* a position   
%all receive all pay to :i* !y o!rwise  
w\ld h be5 entitl$4  7c7 ,def9itions ,= 
purposes ( ?is section3  7#a7 ,! t]m    
cov]$ ,,va position means a position    
c>ry+ out law en=cem5t functions )9 !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 :e!r     
p]man5t1 tempor>y1 full-"t1 "p-"t1 or   
int]mitt5t1 & )\t reg>d to ! s\rce (    
fund+ = ! position4  7#b7 ,! t]m        
position d[ngrade means a consi/5cy     
review1 incumb5t-only review1 or o!r    
classification action tak5 by ! ,(fice (
 ,p]sonnel ,managem5t or any o!r        
dep>tm5t or ag5cy pursuant to *apt] #ea 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or     
simil> au?ority1 t may result 9 a loss (
 grade or pay associat$ ) a position or 
set ( positions1 )\t reg>d to :e!r an   

employee occupy+ su* a position is      
entitl$ to or o!rwise provid$ ) reta9$  
grade or pay4