HR 1345 RFS

September 9, 2009CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the discriminatory treatment of the District of Columbia under the provisions of law commonly referred to as the ‘Hatch Act’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of2009 [Struck out->]2009[<-Struck out] 2010’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME RESTRICTIONS ON POLITICAL ACTIVITY AS APPLY TO STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES.

(a) Applicability of Provisions Relating to State and Local Employees- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY-Section 1501(12) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘a State or territory’ and inserting ‘a State, the District of Columbia, or, or the District of Columbia, or an agency or department thereof’ before the semicolon. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) STATE OR LOCAL OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE-Section 1501(4) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) an individual employed by an educational or research institution, establishment, agency, or system which is supported in whole or in part by-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) a territoryState or political subdivision thereof; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) the District of Columbia; or CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) a recognized religious, philanthropic, or cultural organization.’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) EXCEPTION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS-Section 1502(c)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking ‘or municipality’ and inserting ‘, municipality, or the District of Columbia’; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking ‘or municipal’ and inserting ‘, municipal, or the District of Columbia’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD ORDERS-Section 1506(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘(or in the case of the District of Columbia, in the District of Columbia)’ after ‘the same State’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Provisions Relating to Federal Employees Made Inapplicable- Section 7322(1) of such title is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by inserting ‘or’ at the end of subparagraph (A);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by striking ‘or’ at the end of subparagraph (B);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) by striking subparagraph (C); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) by striking ‘services;’ and inserting ‘services or an individual employed or holding office in the government of the District of Columbia;’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The amendments made by this Act--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) shall take effect on the effective date of a law, enacted by the government of the District of Columbia after the date of the enactment of this Act, which places restrictions on political activities of employees of the government of the District of Columbia; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) shall apply with respect to actions occurring on or after the effective date referred to in paragraph (1).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Passed the House of Representatives September 8, 2009.

Attest:

LORRAINE C. MILLER,

Clerk.