Federal Workforce Reduction Act of 2010 - Prohibits the head of an executive agency from appointing any individual to a position in the agency in any fiscal year for which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) projects a federal budget deficit. Makes an exception if: (1) there is a position available in the federal workforce hiring pool (to be established by the President); and (2) the President approves an agency head's request for the allocation of a position in the pool to the agency.
Sets the number of positions in the hiring pool at zero as of the first day of FY2011, after which the number shall: (1) increase by .50 for each full time-equivalent position in any agency which subsequently becomes vacant; and (2) decrease by 1.0 for each request for a full time-equivalent position that is approved by the President. Authorizes the President to waive this limitation upon determining that such waiver is required by the existence of a state of war, other national security concern, or an extraordinary emergency threatening life, health, safety, or property.
Exempts the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5348 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5348
To amend title 5, United States Code, to reduce the number of civil
service positions within the executive branch, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 20, 2010
Mrs. Lummis (for herself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hensarling, Mr.
Pence, Mr. Posey, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Franks of
Arizona, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Akin, Ms. Fallin, and Mr.
Gingrey of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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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 Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Workforce Reduction Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. REDUCING THE NUMBER OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
Section 3101 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(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 new subsection:
``(b) Reduction in Number of Employees.--
``(1) Hiring freeze.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
during fiscal year 2011 and each succeeding fiscal year for
which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (in
such manner as the Director determines to be appropriate)
projects a Federal budget deficit, the head of an Executive
agency may not appoint any individual to a position in the
agency.
``(2) Permitting appointments from federal workforce hiring
pool.--
``(A) Establishment of pool.--The President shall
establish a Federal workforce hiring pool consisting of
positions which may be allocated among all Executive
agencies.
``(B) Procedures.--The head of an Executive agency
may appoint an individual to a position in the agency
if--
``(i) there is a position available in the
Federal workforce hiring pool;
``(ii) the head of the Executive agency
submits a request to the President for the
allocation of a position in the Federal
workforce hiring pool to the agency for
purposes of making an appointment; and
``(iii) the President approves the request.
``(C) Process and criteria for approving
requests.--The President shall promulgate regulations--
``(i) setting forth the process by which
the head of an Executive agency may make a
request under this subsection; and
``(ii) setting forth the criteria by which
the President shall determine on a competitive
basis whether to approve a request by the head
of an Executive agency under this subsection.
``(D) Number of positions in pool.--
``(i) Initial number.--As of the first day
of fiscal year 2011, the number of positions in
the Federal workforce hiring pool shall equal
zero.
``(ii) Changes to initial number.--After
the first day of fiscal year 2011, the number
of positions in the Federal workforce hiring
pool--
``(I) shall increase by .50 for
each full-time-equivalent position in
any Executive agency which subsequently
becomes vacant; and
``(II) shall decrease by 1.0 for
each request for a full-time equivalent
position which is approved by the
President under this subsection.
``(3) Waiver in case of emergency or need to protect
national security.--The President may waive this subsection
with respect to the hiring of an employee for a position upon a
determination by the President that--
``(A) the existence of a state of war or other
national security concern so requires; or
``(B) the existence of an extraordinary emergency
threatening life, health, safety, or property so
requires.
``(4) Action through opm.--The President shall carry out
this subsection through the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management, who shall consult with the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget.
``(5) 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 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 description of the position associated
with each approved appointment, but shall not provide
any information that may be used to identify the
individual appointed to the position.
``(C) Public dissemination.--The President shall
make each report provided to Congress under
subparagraph (A) available to the public by posting the
report on the official public website of the Executive
Office of the President in a searchable, sortable, and
downloadable manner.
``(6) Exclusion of certain executive agencies.--This
subsection does not apply to--
``(A) the Department of Defense;
``(B) the Department of Homeland Security; or
``(C) the Department of Veterans' Affairs.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
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