,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #beie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjbe ,mr4 ,heinrich introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
institute a reduction in force          
moratorium at the ,department of        
,energy1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,saving the ,department of         
,energy's ,workforce ,act4  #b4         
,reduction in force moratorium at the   
,department of ,energy  7a7  ,in general
  ,until on or after the date that      
full-year appropriations for the        
,department of ,energy for fiscal year  
#bjbf have been enacted into law1 the   
,secretary of ,energy may not--  7#a7   
initiate or implement any reduction in  
force at the ,department of ,energy2 or 
7#b7 conduct an involuntary separation  
of any employee in the competitive      
service1 any career employee in the     

excepted service1 or any career         
appointee in the ,senior ,executive     
,service of the ,department of ,energy  
except for cause on charges of          
misconduct1 delinquency1 or performance4
  7b7  ,application  ,for the purposes  
of carrying out subsection 7a7-- 7#a7   
the terms competitive service1 excepted 
service1 and career appointee have the  
meanings given those terms in sections  
#bajb1 #bajc1 and #cacb7;a71            
respectively1 of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code2 and  7#b7 such subsection
 shall be in addition to any other      
authority with respect to adverse       
personnel actions1 including chapter #ge
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4