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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bd1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,cassidy introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
prohibit ! sal>y ( political appo9tees f
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#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,taxpay] ,fund$ ,comp5sation          
,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,limitation on
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,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m        
political position-- 7#a7 means-- 7,a7 a
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?r\gh #ecaf ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code 7relat+ to ! ,executive ,s*$ule72 
7,b7 a nonc>e] position 9 ! ,s5ior      
,executive ,s]vice1 z describ$ "u       
section #cacb7;a77#g7 ( t title2  7,c7 a
 position 9 ! executive bran* ( !       
,gov]nm5t ( a confid5tial or            
policy-det]m9+ "* "u s*$ule ,c ( subp>t 
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,regulations2  7,d7 a position :i* has  
be5 except$ f ! competitive s]vice by   
reason ( its confid5tial1               
policy-det]m9+1 policy-mak+1 or         
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describ$ 9 section #aje ( title #c1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 or  7,f7 a position
 z a special ,gov]nm5t employee 7z def9$
 9 section #bjb ( title #ah1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code71 except = a memb] ( !     
,arm$ ,=ces s]v+ 9 su* a position2 &    
7#b7 does n include ! position ( ,vice  
,presid5t4  7b7 ,limitation ,not)/&+ any
 o!r provision ( law1 ! annual rate (   
basic pay t is payable = s]vice 9 a     
political position may n be 9 excess ( !
 annual rate ( basic pay = a ,s5ator or 
,memb] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4