,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bhaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #af1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,murphy introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
prohibit ! adm9i/ration ( any political 
loyalty te/ z a condition ( ,f$]al      
employm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op    
,sycophants 9 ,gov]nm5t ,act ( #bjbe4   
#b4 ,prohibition on political loyalty   
te/s  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3   
7#a7 ,employee ,! t]m employee-- 7,a7   
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #baje (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 
includes-- 7i7 any individual s]v+ 9 a  
position = :i* appo9tm5t is made by !   
,presid5t1 by & ) ! advice & cons5t ( ! 
,s5ate1 includ+ an individual s]v+ z !  
head ( an ,executive dep>tm5t2  7ii7 an 
employee ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al       
,s]vice2 &  7iii7 an employee ( ! ,po/al
 ,regulatory ,commission4  7#b7         

,executive dep>tm5t ,! t]m ,executive   
dep>tm5t has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9       
section #aja ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code4  7b7 ,prohibition ,no ,f$]al     
(ficial1 includ+ ! ,presid5t1 may       
adm9i/] a political loyalty te/ to any  
employee or ) respect to any position z 
an employee1 includ+-- 7#a7 z a         
condition ( employm5t z an employee2 or 
7#b7 z "p (-- 7,a7 ! application process
 = a position z an employee2  7,b7 !    
process ( appo9t+ an employee2  7,c7 !  
decision :e!r to promote an employee2 or
  7,d7 any contract r5ewal process )    
respect to an employee4