FIRED Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 531 To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may only be removed for cause, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 14, 2019 Mr. BROWN of Maryland introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may only be removed for cause, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fighting for Intel- 4 ligent, Rational, and Ethical Dismissal Act’’ or the 5 ‘‘FIRED Act’’. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:32 Jan 26, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H531.IH H531 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 531 IH SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERAL BU- 1 REAU OF INVESTIGATION. 2 (a) REMOVAL FOR CAUSE.—Section 1101(b) of title 3 VI of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 4 of 1968 (Public Law 90–351) is amended by adding at 5 the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The President may 6 remove the Director for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or 7 malfeasance in office.’’. 8 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub- 9 section (a) shall apply to any Director of the Federal Bu- 10 reau of Investigation appointed on or after the date of the 11 enactment of this Act. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:32 Jan 26, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H531.IH H531 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS