[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5560 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5560

To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain 
due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 8, 2020

   Ms. Norton (for herself and Mr. Carson of Indiana) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain 
due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, 
                        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. AMENDMENTS.

    Section 7701 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following:
    ``(k)(1) An employee or applicant for employment appealing an 
action arising from a determination of ineligibility for a sensitive 
position may not be denied Board review of the merits of such 
determination if--
            ``(A) the position is not one that requires a security 
        clearance or access to classified information; and
            ``(B) such action is otherwise appealable.
    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `sensitive 
position' means any position so designated pursuant to Executive Order 
10450 (5 U.S.C. 7311 note) or, if superseded, a successor Executive 
order.''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply to all appeals, without 
exception, that are pending on, or commenced on or after, the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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