[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 576 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 576

  To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend certain protections 
    against prohibited personnel practices, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 8, 2017

    Mr. Johnson (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Grassley, and Ms. 
   Baldwin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend certain protections 
    against prohibited personnel practices, 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 ``Follow the Rules Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL ACTION BASED ON ORDERING INDIVIDUAL TO 
              VIOLATE RULE OR REGULATION.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (D) of section 2302(b)(9) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, rule, or regulation'' 
after ``law''.
    (b) Technical Correction.--Such subparagraph is further amended by 
striking ``for''.
    (c) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
to any personnel action (as that term is defined in section 
2302(a)(2)(A) of such title) occurring after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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