,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjbe ,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,van ,hollen7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to institute a reduction in force    
moratorium at the ,national ,institute  
of ,standards and ,technology1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4  ,short title      
,this ,act may be cited as the ,saving  
,,nist's ,workforce ,act4  #b4          
,reduction in force moratorium at       
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology  7a7  ,in general  ,until   
the date that full-year appropriations  
for the ,national ,institute of         
,standards and ,technology for fiscal   
year #bjbf have been enacted into law1  
the ,national ,institute of ,standards  
and ,technology may not conduct any     
reduction in force pursuant to sections 
#ceja through #cejd and #ceie of title  

#e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7         
,application  ,for the purposes of      
carrying out subsection 7a71 such       
subsection shall be in addition to any  
other authority with respect to adverse 
personnel actions1 including chapter #ge
 of such title #e4