[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1509 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1509

To make clear that a person who voluntarily separates from the Federal 
civil service does not remain subject to the enforcement provisions of 
 subchapter III of chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 31, 2003

  Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Wolf) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To make clear that a person who voluntarily separates from the Federal 
civil service does not remain subject to the enforcement provisions of 
 subchapter III of chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code, 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. TO MAKE CLEAR THAT A PERSON WHO VOLUNTARILY SEPARATES FROM 
              THE FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE DOES NOT REMAIN SUBJECT TO THE 
              ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS OF THE HATCH ACT.

    (a) In General.--No Federal employee or individual who voluntarily 
separates from the civil service (including by transferring to an 
international organization in the circumstances described in section 
3582(a) of title 5, United States Code) shall be subject to enforcement 
of the provisions of section 7326 of such title (including any loss of 
rights under subchapter IV of chapter 35 of such title resulting from 
any proceeding under such section 7326), except that this section shall 
not apply in the event that such employee or individual subsequently 
becomes reemployed in the civil service. The preceding sentence shall 
apply to any complaint which is filed with or pending before the Merit 
Systems Protection Board after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            (1) the term ``Federal employee or individual'' means any 
        employee or individual, as referred to in section 7326 of title 
        5, United States Code;
            (2) the term ``civil service'' has the meaning given such 
        term by section 2101 of title 5, United States Code; and
            (3) the term ``international organization'' has the meaning 
        given such term by section 3581 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN RECORDS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, 
or regulation, nothing described in paragraph (2) or (3) of use ``q'' 
of the proposed revisions published in the Federal Register on July 12, 
2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 36613) shall be considered to constitute a routine 
use of records maintained by the Office of Special Counsel.
    (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms ``routine 
use'' and ``record'' have the respective meanings given such terms 
under section 552a(a) of title 5, United States Code.
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