H.R. 1571: Bureaucratic Labor Adjustment and Downsizing Effort Act

This bill, titled the Bureaucratic Labor Adjustment and Downsizing Effort Act, aims to eliminate nonessential civil service positions within the executive branch of the Federal Government. Here are the main components:

Overview of Actions

• The bill mandates the abolition of federal positions that are not considered essential, as defined by the legislation.
• It prohibits the use of federal funds for salaries or expenses related to these abolished positions.

Specific Provisions

• Elimination of Positions:
  • On the enactment date of the bill, any unoccupied positions defined as nonessential will be abolished immediately.
  • For occupied positions identified as nonessential, they will be abolished the first day after they become vacant due to retirement, voluntary separation, or disciplinary actions.
• Designation Restrictions:
  • No new positions can be designated as excepted from furlough if they were not previously identified as such during any lapse in appropriations.
  • Positions established after the current law's enactment will also not be eligible for the excepted status.

Definitions

• Nonessential Positions: These are civil service positions that are not critical to the federal infrastructure and may be furloughed during budgetary constraints.
• Civil Service: Refers to government employees who are hired based on merit rather than political affiliation, as defined in section 2101 of title 5 of the United States Code.

Implementation Date

The bill does not specify a detailed timeframe for implementation but indicates that actions will occur immediately upon enactment for unoccupied positions and afterward for occupied positions as they become vacant.

Limitation on New Positions

Following the enactment of the bill, it will be restricted to designate any new federal positions that are not furloughed during budget lapses, as previously mentioned. This means that overall, the federal workforce may decrease in size and potentially change the nature of some governmental functions.

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