[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3571 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 3571


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 3, 2007

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
    To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to permit 
individuals who have served as employees of the Office of Compliance to 
  serve as Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, or General 
  Counsel of the Office, and to permit individuals appointed to such 
                positions to serve one additional term.

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

SECTION 1. PERMITTING FORMER OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE EMPLOYEES TO SERVE IN 
              APPOINTED POSITIONS WITH OFFICE.

    Section 301(d)(2)(B) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381(d)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``legislative 
branch,'' and inserting ``legislative branch (other than the 
Office),''.

SEC. 2. PERMITTING ADDITIONAL TERM FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DEPUTY 
              EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF OFFICE OF 
              COMPLIANCE.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Executive director.--Section 302(a)(3) of the 
        Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1382(a)(3)) 
        is amended by striking ``a single term'' and inserting ``not 
        more than 2 terms''.
            (2) Deputy executive directors.--Section 302(b)(2) of such 
        Act (2 U.S.C. 1382(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``a single 
        term'' and inserting ``not more than 2 terms''.
            (3) General counsel.--Section 302(c)(5) of such Act (2 
        U.S.C. 1382(c)(5)) is amended by striking ``a single term'' and 
        inserting ``not more than 2 terms''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to an individual who is first appointed to the 
position of Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, or General 
Counsel of the Office of Compliance after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 2, 2007.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.