,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eejc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bd1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,cassidy introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the salary of   
political appointees from exceeding the 
salary for ,members of ,congress4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,taxpayer ,funded ,compensation     
,accountability ,act4  #b4 ,limitation  
on salaries of political appointees  7a7
 ,definition ,in this section1 the term 
political position-- 7#a7 means-- 7,a7 a
 position described under sections #ecab
 through #ecaf of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code 7relating to the          
,executive ,schedule72  7,b7 a noncareer
 position in the ,senior ,executive     
,service1 as described under section    
#cacb7;a77#g7 of that title2  7,c7 a    
position in the executive branch of the 
,government of a confidential or        

policy-determining character under      
schedule ,c of subpart ,c of part #bac  
of title #e1 ,code of ,federal          
,regulations2  7,d7 a position which has
 been excepted from the competitive     
service by reason of its confidential1  
policy-determining1 policy-making1 or   
policy-advocating character2  7,e7 a    
position described in section #aje of   
title #c1 ,united ,states ,code2 or     
7,f7 a position as a special ,government
 employee 7as defined in section #bjb of
 title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code71     
except for a member of the ,armed       
,forces serving in such a position2 and 
7#b7 does not include the position of   
,vice ,president4  7b7 ,limitation      
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the annual rate of basic pay that  
is payable for service in a political   
position may not be in excess of the    
annual rate of basic pay for a ,senator 
or ,member of the ,house of             
,representatives4