RIGGED Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 681 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the application of the restriction on the appointment of relatives to a position in the Federal Government, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 17, 2019 Ms. SA´NCHEZ (for herself and Mr. O’HALLERAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the applica- tion of the restriction on the appointment of relatives to a position in the Federal Government, 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 ‘‘Relatives in Govern- 4 ment Getting Employment Dishonorably Act’’ or the 5 ‘‘RIGGED Act’’. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:03 Jan 31, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H681.IH H681 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 681 IH SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES; RESTRICTIONS. 1 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3110 of title 5, United 2 States Code, is amended— 3 (1) in subsection (a)— 4 (A) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting ‘‘, in- 5 cluding the White House Office and the Execu- 6 tive Office of the President’’ after ‘‘Executive 7 agency’’; 8 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 9 (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 10 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 11 following: 12 ‘‘(2) ‘civilian position’ means any existing or 13 newly created position in an agency, including a po- 14 sition acting in a professional or official capacity as 15 a consultant or advisor, regardless of whether such 16 position is voluntary, gratuitous, or authorized by 17 law to be compensated;’’; 18 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘A public offi- 19 cial may not’’ and inserting ‘‘Notwithstanding any 20 other provision of law, a public official may not’’; 21 and 22 (3) in subsection (c)— 23 (A) by inserting ‘‘shall be removed imme- 24 diately and’’ after ‘‘in violation of this section’’; 25 and 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:03 Jan 31, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H681.IH H681 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 681 IH (B) by striking ‘‘as pay’’ and inserting ‘‘as 1 salary or expenses’’. 2 (b) APPLICATION OF PROHIBITED PERSONNEL 3 PRACTICES.—Section 2302(a)(2)(C) of title 5, United 4 States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, including the 5 White House Office,’’ after ‘‘Executive agency’’. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:03 Jan 31, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H681.IH H681 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS