[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 174 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 174

 To repeal the prohibitions against political recommendations relating 
to Federal employment and United States Postal Service employment, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 9, 1995

   Mr. Simon introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
           referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To repeal the prohibitions against political recommendations relating 
to Federal employment and United States Postal Service employment, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REPEAL OF PROHIBITIONS AGAINST POLITICAL RECOMMENDATIONS 
              RELATING TO FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT AND UNITED STATES POSTAL 
              SERVICE EMPLOYMENT.

    (a) Federal Employment.--(1) Section 3303 of title 5, United States 
Code, is repealed.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--(1) The table of sections 
for chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
out the item relating to section 3303.
    (2) Section 2302(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
            ``(2) solicit or consider any recommendation or statement, 
        oral or written, with respect to any individual who requests or 
        is under consideration for any personnel action unless such 
        recommendation or statement is based on the personal knowledge 
        or records of the person furnishing it and consists of--
                    ``(A) an evaluation of the work performance, 
                ability, aptitude, or general qualifications of such 
                individual; or
                    ``(B) an evaluation of the character, loyalty, or 
                suitability of such individual;''.
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