[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4186 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4186

To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the provision of law 
  preventing certain State and local employees from seeking elective 
                    office, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 8, 2012

  Mr. Nugent introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the provision of law 
  preventing certain State and local employees from seeking elective 
                    office, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Allowing Qualified Local Employees 
to Serve Act''.

SEC. 2. PERMITTING STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES TO SEEK ELECTIVE OFFICE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1502 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by adding ``or'' after the 
                semicolon;
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``purposes; or'' 
                and inserting ``purposes.''; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (3); and
            (2) by striking subsection (c).
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section repealed.--Section 1503 of title 5, United 
        States Code, is repealed.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The item relating to section 1503, 
        in the table of sections for chapter 15 of title 5, United 
        States Code, is repealed.
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