,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hebc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bg1 #bjbf,mr4 
,neguse 7= himself & ,mr4 ,huffman7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on            
,agriculture1 = 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 prohibit any    
r$uction 9 =ce or involunt>y sep>ation  
at ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior & ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,=e/ ,s]vice1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z
 ! ,public ,l&s ,work=ce ,/ability ,act4
  #b4 ,prohibition on r$uctions 9 =ce & 
involunt>y sep>ations at ,dep>tm5t ( !  
,int]ior & ,unit$ ,/ates ,=e/ ,s]vice   
7a7 ,prohibition ,dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & end+  
on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjcj1 )\t prior      
notification & approval ( ! *airs &     
rank+ memb]s ( ! ,committees on         

,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate1 no ,f$]al   
funds may be obligat$ or exp5d$ to--    
7#a7 initiate1 implem5t1 or o!rwise c>ry
 out a r$uction 9 =ce )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( !
 ,int]ior or ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,=e/       
,s]vice2 or  7#b7 c>ry out an involunt>y
 sep>ation ( any employee 9 !           
competitive s]vice1 any c>e] employee 9 
! except$ s]vice1 or any c>e] appo9tee 9
 ! ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice at !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,int]ior or ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,=e/ ,s]vice except = cause on *>ges (  
misconduct1 del9qu5cy1 or p]=mance4  7b7
 ,def9itions ,9 subsection 7a71 ! t]ms  
competitive s]vice1 except$ s]vice1 &   
c>e] appo9tee h ! mean+ giv5 ^? t]ms 9  
sections #bajb1 #bajc1 & #cacb7;a71     
respectively1 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
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