[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1345 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 627
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1345


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 9, 2009

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

                           September 28, 2010

               Reported by Mr. Lieberman, with amendments
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the discriminatory 
   treatment of the District of Columbia under the provisions of law 
               commonly referred to as the ``Hatch Act''.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Hatch Act 
Reform Act of <DELETED>2009</DELETED>2010''.

SEC. 2. EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME 
              RESTRICTIONS ON POLITICAL ACTIVITY AS APPLY TO STATE AND 
              LOCAL EMPLOYEES.

<DELETED>    (a) Applicability of Provisions Relating to State and 
Local Employees.--Section 1501(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``a State or territory'' and inserting ``a State, 
the District of Columbia, or a territory''.</DELETED>
    (a) Applicability of Provisions Relating to State and Local 
Employees.--
            (1) State or local agency.--Section 1501(2) of title 5, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, or the District 
        of Columbia, or an agency or department thereof'' before the 
        semicolon.
            (2) State or local officer or employee.--Section 1501(4) of 
        title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
        subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) an individual employed by an educational or 
                research institution, establishment, agency, or system 
                which is supported in whole or in part by--
                            ``(i) a State or political subdivision 
                        thereof;
                            ``(ii) the District of Columbia; or
                            ``(iii) a recognized religious, 
                        philanthropic, or cultural organization.''.
            (3) Exception of certain officers.--Section 1502(c)(3) of 
        title 5, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``or municipality'' and inserting 
                ``, municipality, or the District of Columbia''; and
                    (B) by striking ``or municipal'' and inserting ``, 
                municipal, or the District of Columbia''.
            (4) Merit systems protection board orders.--Section 
        1506(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
        inserting ``(or in the case of the District of Columbia, in the 
        District of Columbia)'' after ``the same State''.
    (b) Provisions Relating to Federal Employees Made Inapplicable.--
Section 7322(1) of such title is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
            (2) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
            (3) by striking subparagraph (C); and
            (4) by striking ``services;'' and inserting ``services or 
        an individual employed or holding office in the government of 
        the District of Columbia;''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act--
            (1) shall take effect on the effective date of a law, 
        enacted by the government of the District of Columbia after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, which places restrictions on 
        political activities of employees of the government of the 
        District of Columbia; and
            (2) shall apply with respect to actions occurring on or 
        after the effective date referred to in paragraph (1).
                                                       Calendar No. 627

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1345

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the discriminatory 
   treatment of the District of Columbia under the provisions of law 
               commonly referred to as the ``Hatch Act''.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 28, 2010

                        Reported with amendments