[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 127 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 127

  To limit the total number of political appointees in the executive 
                       branch of the Government.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2001

  Mr. Luther introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
  To limit the total number of political appointees in the executive 
                       branch of the Government.

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

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF POLITICAL APPOINTEES.

    (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) (5), (6), and (7) of 
        title 5, United States Code, respectively; 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 shall ensure that the number of 
political appointees in the executive branch of the Government shall 
not, at any time after September 30, 2002, exceed a total of 2,000 
(determined on a full-time equivalent basis).
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