,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aehe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #a1 #bjbe 
,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,van   
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,sanders1    
,mr4 ,warner1 ,ms4 ,alsobrooks1 ,mr4    
,wyden1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 and 
,ms4 ,baldwin7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to amend title #e1 ,united ,states     
,code1 to provide that a rule relating  
to a reduction in force is subject to   
review under chapter #h of that title1  
and for other purposes4  #a4  ,short    
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,reduction in ,force ,review ,act4  #b4 
,congressional review of agency         
reductions in force  ,chapter #h of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended--  7#a7 in section              
#hja7;a77#a77;,a7-- 7,a7 in clause 7ii71
 by striking and at the end2  7,b7 in   
clause 7iii71 by striking the period at 

the end and inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7  
by adding at the end the following3     
7iv7 if the rule relates to a reduction 
in force at the ,federal agency that is 
authorized under subchapter ,i of       
chapter #ce1 a detailed justification   
for the reduction in force1 which shall 
include--  7,i7 the specific reasons for
 the reduction in force2  7,,ii7 the    
anticipated impact of the reduction in  
force on the employees and operations of
 the ,federal agency2  7,,iii7 any      
alternatives to the reduction in force  
that the ,federal agency considered1    
including the reasons that the ,federal 
agency rejected those alternatives2     
7,,iv7 a summary of the consultations   
that the ,federal agency has held with--
  7aa7 employees of the ,federal agency 
who will be affected by the reduction in
 force2 and  7bb7 representatives of the
 employees described in item 7aa72 and  
7,v7 a summary of how the reduction in  
force will impact employees of the      
,federal agency who are veterans4  2 and

  7#b7 by amending section #hjd7c7 to   
read as follows3  7#c7 ,the term rule-- 
7,a7 has the meaning given the term in  
section #eea2 and  7,b7 includes-- 7i7 a
 rule or order relating to a reduction  
in force at a ,federal agency that is   
authorized under subchapter ,i of       
chapter #ce2 and  7ii7 any significant  
action by a ,federal agency that        
substantially affects the rights or     
obligations of non-,federal agency      
parties1 such as a workforce            
restructuring1 office closure1 or other 
action by a ,federal agency that has a  
material impact on the employees or     
operations of the ,federal agency4  4