[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3528 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3528

  To freeze hiring activities at the United States Agency for Global 
                     Media, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2023

 Mr. Ogles (for himself and Mr. Perry) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To freeze hiring activities at the United States Agency for Global 
                     Media, 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 ``Zero Increase in Personnel for 
Propagandistic Outreach Act'' or the ``ZIPPO Act''.

SEC. 2. HIRING FREEZE AND OTHER LIMITATIONS.

    Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act--
            (1) no individual may be appointed to any position within 
        the United States Agency for Global Media;
            (2) no new position may be established at the United States 
        Agency for Global Media;
            (3) no officer or employee of the United States Agency for 
        Global Media may be assigned any duty not assigned to that 
        officer or employee as of the date of the enactment of this 
        Act; and
            (4) no officer or employee of the United States Agency for 
        Global Media may be assigned, detailed, or transferred to a 
        duty station other than the duty station of such officer or 
        employee as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
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