[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 253 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  1st Session
                                 S. 253

   To repeal certain prohibitions against political recommendations 
relating to Federal employment, to reenact certain provisions relating 
   to recommendations by Members of Congress, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 20 (legislative day, January 10), 1995

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To repeal certain prohibitions against political recommendations 
relating to Federal employment, to reenact certain provisions relating 
   to recommendations by Members of Congress, 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. PROHIBITIONS AGAINST POLITICAL RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO 
              FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 3303 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 3303. Competitive service; recommendations of Senators or 
              Representatives
    ``An individual concerned in examining an applicant for or 
appointing him in the competitive service may not receive or consider a 
recommendation of the applicant by a Senator or Representative, except 
as to the character or residence of the applicant.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--(1) The table of sections 
for chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by amending 
the item relating to section 3303 to read as follows:

``3303. competitive service; recommendations of Senators or 
                            Representatives.''.
    (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;''.
    (c) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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