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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 8, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. YOHO:H.R. 354.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H288]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2019 or FEAA</b></p> <p> <p>This bill provides additional statutory authority for federal agencies to discipline employees.<p>Specifically, agencies may remove or demote (i.e., reduce the grade or pay of) employees for performance or misconduct without proving that the adverse action promotes the efficiency of the service. <p>The bill provides a statutory definition of the term &quot;misconduct.&quot; <p>An adverse action may be appealed to the Merit Systems Protection Board. The bill sets forth requirements and procedures for such appeals.]]></text>
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