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Calendar No. 627 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1345 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009 

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

Governmental Affairs 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 

Reported by Mr. LIEBERMAN, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

AN ACT 

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’’. 

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 ‘‘District of Columbia 

5 Hatch Act Reform Act of 20092010’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO BE 

2 SUBJECT TO THE SAME RESTRICTIONS ON 

3 POLITICAL ACTIVITY AS APPLY TO STATE 

4 AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES. 

5 (a) APPLICABILITY OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO

6 STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES.—Section 1501(1) of title 

7 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘a State 

8 or territory’’ and inserting ‘‘a State, the District of Co9 lumbia, or a territory’’. 

10 (a) APPLICABILITY OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO

11 STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES.— 

12 (1) STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY.—Section 1501(2) 

13 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by insert14 ing ‘‘, or the District of Columbia, or an agency or 

15 department thereof’’ before the semicolon. 

16 (2) STATE OR LOCAL OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.— 

17 Section 1501(4) of title 5, United States Code, is 

18 amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 

19 the following: 

20 ‘‘(B) an individual employed by an edu21 cational or research institution, establishment, 

22 agency, or system which is supported in whole or 

23 in part by— 

24 ‘‘(i) a State or political subdivision 

25 thereof; 

26 ‘‘(ii) the District of Columbia; or 


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1 ‘‘(iii) a recognized religious, philan2 thropic, or cultural organization.’’. 

3 (3) EXCEPTION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.—Section 

4 1502(c)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amend5 ed— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘or municipality’’ and in7 serting ‘‘, municipality, or the District of Co8 lumbia’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘or municipal’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘, municipal, or the District of Columbia’’. 

11 (4) MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD OR12 DERS.—Section 1506(a)(2) of title 5, United States 

13 Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘(or in the case of the 

14 District of Columbia, in the District of Columbia)’’ 

15 after ‘‘the same State’’. 

16 (b) PROVISIONS RELATING TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

17 MADE INAPPLICABLE.—Section 7322(1) of such title is 

18 amended— 

19 (1) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara20 graph (A); 

21 (2) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 

22 (B); 

23 (3) by striking subparagraph (C); and 


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1 (4) by striking ‘‘services;’’ and inserting ‘‘serv2 ices or an individual employed or holding office in 

3 the government of the District of Columbia;’’. 

4 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

5 The amendments made by this Act— 

6 (1) shall take effect on the effective date of a 

7 law, enacted by the government of the District of 

8 Columbia after the date of the enactment of this 

9 Act, which places restrictions on political activities of 

10 employees of the government of the District of Co11 lumbia; and 

12 (2) shall apply with respect to actions occurring 

13 on or after the effective date referred to in para14 graph (1). 


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Calendar No. 627 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1345 

AN ACT 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate 

referred to as the ‘‘Hatch Act’’. Columbia under the provisions of law commonly the discriminatory treatment of the District of 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 

Reported with amendments 


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