[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 221 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 221

  To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the oath of office 
taken by individuals in the civil service or uniformed services, and of 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2021

  Ms. Eshoo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the oath of office 
taken by individuals in the civil service or uniformed services, and of 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF OATH OF OFFICE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE CIVIL 
              SERVICE OR UNIFORMED SERVICES.

    Section 3331 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
``Sec. 3331. Oath of office
    ``An individual, except the President, elected or appointed to an 
office of honor or profit in the civil service or uniformed services, 
shall take the following oath: `I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) 
that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States 
against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith 
and allegiance to the same; that I place this obligation above that to 
any individual, political party, or faction; that I take this 
obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of 
evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of 
the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.' This section 
does not affect other oaths required by law.''.
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