I 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Hiring Freeze 
Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. REDUCING THE NUMBER OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. 
Section 3101 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘Each Executive agency’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection 
(b), each Executive agency’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES.— 
‘‘(1) HIRING FREEZE.—During each fiscal year 
which begins after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection and for which the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget projects that there will 
be a Federal budget deficit, the head of an Execu-
tive agency may not appoint an individual to any po-
sition in the agency, except as otherwise provided in 
this subsection. 
‘‘(2) EXEMPTIONS.—The President may waive 
the application of paragraph (1) in any of the fol-
lowing circumstances or for any of the following rea-
sons: 
‘‘(A) The existence of a state of war or 
other vital national security concern. 
‘‘(B) To make an appointment (including 
to a position within the Bureau of Prisons) for 
purposes relating to Federal law enforcement. 
‘‘(C) To carry out a written commitment 
made by the Government on or before the date 
of the enactment of this subsection. 
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‘‘(D) To make 1 or more appointments in-
volving only the reassignment of personnel with-
in the same agency. 
‘‘(E) The appointment is to a position 
under the Executive Schedule. 
‘‘(F) The appointment is of a short-term, 
seasonal, or intermittent nature and consistent 
with the agency’s hiring pattern and personnel 
levels of the previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(G) The appointment is to a position in 
the Executive Office of the President and nec-
essary to facilitate the orderly transition and 
operation of a new Presidential administration. 
‘‘(H) The appointment is to a position 
within the United States Postal Service or the 
Postal Regulatory Commission. 
‘‘(I) The appointment is to a position with-
in the Federal Aviation Administration as an 
air traffic controller. 
‘‘(3) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 
days after the end of each quarter of a fiscal 
year, the President shall provide Congress with 
a report containing a list of each appointment 
approved by the President under this subsection 
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during the quarter, broken down by Executive 
agency. 
‘‘(B) INFORMATION INCLUDED.—The list 
contained in a report provided to Congress 
under subparagraph (A) shall include a descrip-
tion of the position associated with each ap-
proved appointment, but shall not provide any 
information that may be used to identify the in-
dividual appointed to the position. 
‘‘(C) PUBLIC DISSEMINATION.—The Presi-
dent shall make each report provided to Con-
gress under subparagraph (A) available to the 
public by posting the report on the official pub-
lic website of the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent in a searchable, sortable, and download-
able manner. 
‘‘(4) TERMINATION.—Paragraph (1) shall cease 
to apply after the date as of which the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget determines 
that a Federal budget deficit no longer exists.’’. 
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