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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 237 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to reduce the number of civil service 

positions within the executive branch, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 14, 2013 

Mr. MARINO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to reduce the number 

of civil service positions within the executive branch, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Hiring Freeze 

5 Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REDUCING THE NUMBER OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. 

7 Section 3101 of title 5, United States Code, is 

8 amended— 


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1 (1) by striking ‘‘Each Executive agency’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection 

3 (b), each Executive agency’’; and 

4 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(b) REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES.— 

6 ‘‘(1) HIRING FREEZE.—During each fiscal year 

7 which begins after the date of the enactment of this 

8 subsection and for which the Director of the Office 

9 of Management and Budget projects that there will 

10 be a Federal budget deficit, the head of an Execu11 tive agency may not appoint an individual to any po12 sition in the agency, except as otherwise provided in 

13 this subsection. 

14 ‘‘(2) EXEMPTIONS.—The President may waive 

15 the application of paragraph (1) in any of the fol16 lowing circumstances or for any of the following rea17 sons: 

18 ‘‘(A) The existence of a state of war or 

19 other vital national security concern. 

20 ‘‘(B) To make an appointment (including 

21 to a position within the Bureau of Prisons) for 

22 purposes relating to Federal law enforcement. 

23 ‘‘(C) To carry out a written commitment 

24 made by the Government on or before the date 

25 of the enactment of this subsection. 


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1 ‘‘(D) To make 1 or more appointments in2 volving only the reassignment of personnel with3 in the same agency. 

4 ‘‘(E) The appointment is to a position 

5 under the Executive Schedule. 

6 ‘‘(F) The appointment is of a short-term, 

7 seasonal, or intermittent nature and consistent 

8 with the agency’s hiring pattern and personnel 

9 levels of the previous fiscal year. 

10 ‘‘(G) The appointment is to a position in 

11 the Executive Office of the President and nec12 essary to facilitate the orderly transition and 

13 operation of a new Presidential administration. 

14 ‘‘(H) The appointment is to a position 

15 within the United States Postal Service or the 

16 Postal Regulatory Commission. 

17 ‘‘(I) The appointment is to a position with18 in the Federal Aviation Administration as an 

19 air traffic controller. 

20 ‘‘(3) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 

22 days after the end of each quarter of a fiscal 

23 year, the President shall provide Congress with 

24 a report containing a list of each appointment 

25 approved by the President under this subsection 


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1 during the quarter, broken down by Executive 

2 agency. 

3 ‘‘(B) INFORMATION INCLUDED.—The list 

4 contained in a report provided to Congress 

5 under subparagraph (A) shall include a descrip6 tion of the position associated with each ap7 proved appointment, but shall not provide any 

8 information that may be used to identify the in9 dividual appointed to the position. 

10 ‘‘(C) PUBLIC DISSEMINATION.—The Presi11 dent shall make each report provided to Con12 gress under subparagraph (A) available to the 

13 public by posting the report on the official pub14 lic website of the Executive Office of the Presi15 dent in a searchable, sortable, and download16 able manner. 

17 ‘‘(4) TERMINATION.—Paragraph (1) shall cease 

18 to apply after the date as of which the Director of 

19 the Office of Management and Budget determines 

20 that a Federal budget deficit no longer exists.’’. 

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