,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajjf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ab1    
#bjbe,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,lee7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to prohibit ,federal employees from    
organizing1 joining1 or participating in
 labor unions for purposes of collective
 bargaining or representation1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,federal       
,workforce ,freedom ,act4  #b4          
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,collective bargaining agreement ,the   
term collective bargaining agreement    
means any written or oral agreement1    
memorandum of understanding1 or contract
 between a ,federal agency and a labor  
union that establishes terms or         
conditions of employment for ,federal   
employees4  7#b7 ,federal agency ,the   
term ,federal agency has the meaning    

given the term agency in section #eea of
 title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 
,federal employee ,the term ,federal    
employee means an individual employed in
 or under a ,federal agency4  7#d7      
,labor union ,the term labor union means
 any organization1 association1 agency1 
or ,federal employee representation     
group that exists for the purpose1 in   
whole or in part1 of representing       
,federal employees in matters concerning
 grievances1 labor disputes1 wages1     
hours1 benefits1 or other terms and     
conditions of ,federal employment4  #c4 
,prohibitions  7a7 ,federal employees   
,no ,federal employee may organize1     
join1 or participate in a labor union   
for purposes of collective bargaining or
 representation4  7b7 ,federal agencies 
,no ,federal agency may recognize or    
engage in collective bargaining         
negotiations with a labor union4  #d4   
,termination of collective bargaining   
agreements  7a7 ,in general ,any        
collective bargaining agreement entered 

into before1 on1 or after the date of   
enactment of this ,act is terminated4   
7b7 ,pending proceedings ,any           
arbitration1 dispute resolution1 or     
grievance proceeding filed before1 on1  
or after the date of enactment of this  
,act that is based on an agreement      
described in subsection 7a7 shall be    
dismissed4  #e4 ,technical and          
conforming amendments ,chapter #ga of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
repealed4