,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bigg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #g1 #bjbe,mr4  
,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,alsobrooks1 
,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4      
,w>n]1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,kim1 ,ms4     
,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4 
,padilla1 & ,mr4 ,book]7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &  
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
am5d *apt] #gg ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 to ensure timely rul+s by !     
,m]it ,sy/ems ,protection ,bo>d on      
appeals by ,f$]al employees & applicants
 = employm5t4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,fair ,access to   
,swift & ,timely ,ju/ice ,act or ! ,,fa/
 ,ju/ice ,act4  #b4 ,timel9ess ( ,,mspb 
appeals  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ggja (  
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection   
7k7 z subsection 7l72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ 
aft] subsection 7j7 ! foll[+3  7k7      
,untimely action by ,,mspb  7#a7 ,9     

g5]al ,on & aft] ! date t is #abj days  
aft] ! date on :i* an employee or       
applicant = employm5t files an appeal "u
 ?is section1 o!r ?an an appeal ( a case
 t is subject to section #ggjb1 if !    
,m]it ,sy/ems ,protection ,bo>d has n   
tak5 an action ) respect to ! appeal t  
is subject to judicial review1 !        
employee or applicant %all be entitl$ to
 file a civil action ) respect to !     
p]sonnel action t is ! subject ( !      
appeal4  7#b7 ,fil+  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,an  
employee or applicant may br+ a civil   
action "u p>agraph 7#a7 9 a di/rict c\rt
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates =-- 7i7 any judicial 
di/rict 9 :i* a p]sonnel action t is a  
subject ( ! civil action is alleg$ to h 
occurr$2 or  7ii7 ! judicial di/rict 9  
:i* ! employee or applicant w\ld h be5  
employ$1 b = a p]sonnel action t is a   
subject ( ! civil action4  7,b7 ,:]e    
pr9cipal (fice is locat$ ,if ! respond5t
 = a civil action "u p>agraph 7#a7 is n 
subject to p]sonal jurisdiction 9 any   
judicial di/rict describ$ 9 subp>agraph 

7,a71 ! civil action may be br\ght 9 a  
di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = !      
judicial di/rict 9 :i* ! pr9cipal (fice 
( ! respond5t is locat$4  7#c7 ,/&>ds = 
judicial review ,9 a civil action "u    
p>agraph 7#a71 ! c\rt-- 7,a7 %all apply 
! /&>d ( review "u section #ggjc7;c7    
only ) respect to an ord] or decision ( 
! ,m]it ,sy/ems ,protection ,bo>d2 &    
7,b7 9 mak+ any o!r det]m9ation1 %all   
apply ! same /&>d ( review t w\ld h     
appli$ to ! review ( ! p]sonnel action  
at issue by ! ,m]it ,sy/ems ,protection 
,bo>d4  7#d7 ,appeal ( di/rict c\rt     
det]m9ation ,an appeal f an ord] or     
decision ( ! di/rict c\rt 9 a civil     
action "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all1 9         
accordance ) section #abia ( title #bh1 
be fil$ ) ! c\rt ( appeals ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates = ! judicial di/rict 9 :i* !     
di/rict c\rt is locat$4  7#e7 ,/ay ,if  
an employee or applicant = employm5t    
br+s a civil action 9 accordance )      
p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect to a p]sonnel   
action1 ! ,m]it ,sy/ems ,protection     

,bo>d-- 7,a7 %all /ay ! appeal relat+ to
 ! p]sonnel action ^u ! fil+ ( ! civil  
action2 &  7,b7 if ! civil action is    
dismiss$ = lack ( jurisdiction1 %all    
resume process+ ! appeal4  4  7b7 ,rule 
( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ! am5dm5ts made by
 subsection 7a7 %all be con/ru$ to limit
 ! ability ( an employee or applicant = 
employm5t to obta9 judicial review ( an 
ord] or decision ( ! ,m]it ,sy/ems      
,protection ,bo>d 9 accordance ) section
 #ggjc ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4