[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4647 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4647

  To terminate the authority under title 5, United States Code, under 
which the head of an agency may fix certain age limits for an original 
               appointment as a law enforcement officer.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 13, 2000

Mr. Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
  To terminate the authority under title 5, United States Code, under 
which the head of an agency may fix certain age limits for an original 
               appointment as a law enforcement officer.

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

SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO FIX CERTAIN AGE LIMITS.

    Section 3307 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d) by striking ``position as'' and all 
        that follows through the period and inserting ``position as a 
        firefighter, as defined by section 8331(21).''; and
            (2) in subsection (e) by striking ``position as'' and all 
        that follows through the period and inserting ``position as a 
        firefighter, as defined by section 8401(14).''.
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