[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1235 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1235

  To provide that the term of office of certain members of the Merit 
 Systems Protection Board shall be extended by a period of 1 year, to 
   limit such members from concurrently holding positions within the 
              Federal Government, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 14, 2019

 Mr. Cummings (for himself and Mr. Connolly) introduced the following 
   bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide that the term of office of certain members of the Merit 
 Systems Protection Board shall be extended by a period of 1 year, to 
   limit such members from concurrently holding positions within the 
              Federal Government, 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 ``MSPB Temporary Term Extension Act''.

SEC. 2. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD MEMBERS: TERM EXTENSION AND 
              LIMITATION ON SERVICE.

    (a) Extension of Term.--The term of office of any member of the 
Merit Systems Protection Board appointed under section 1202 of title 5, 
United States Code, serving as such a member on the date of enactment 
of this Act shall be extended for a period of one year beyond the date 
the member's service would otherwise end under subsection (c) of such 
section.
    (b) Limitation on Holding Federal Positions Concurrently.--
Notwithstanding section 1201 of title 5, United States Code, any member 
of the Merit Systems Protection Board whose term is extended by 
subsection (a) may not, while serving as such a member, concurrently 
hold another office or position in the Government of the United States.
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