[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1828 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1828

      To limit the total number of political appointees allowable.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 6, 1997

  Ms. Furse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
      To limit the total number of political appointees allowable.

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

SECTION 1. LIMITATION.

    (a) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``political 
appointee'' means any individual who--
            (1) is employed in a position listed in sections 5312 
        through 5316 of title 5, United States Code (relating to the 
        Executive Schedule);
            (2) is a limited term appointee, limited emergency 
        appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive 
        Service, as defined under section 3132(a) of title 5, United 
        States Code; or
            (3) is employed in a position in the executive branch of 
        the Government under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of 
        title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
    (b) Limitation.--The President, acting through the Office of 
Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management, shall 
take such actions as necessary (including reduction-in-force 
procedures, if applicable) to ensure that the number of political 
appointees shall not, during any fiscal year beginning after September 
30, 1997, exceed a total of 2,000, determined on a full-time equivalent 
basis.
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