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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 2249 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To amend chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, to provide the President |
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| 6 | 6 | | discretion to negotiate collective bargaining agreements entered into |
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| 7 | 7 | | under such chapter, and for other purposes. |
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| 8 | 8 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 9 | 9 | | MARCH21, 2025 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Mr. C |
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| 11 | 11 | | LOUDintroduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee |
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| 12 | 12 | | on Oversight and Government Reform |
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| 13 | 13 | | A BILL |
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| 14 | 14 | | To amend chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, to |
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| 15 | 15 | | provide the President discretion to negotiate collective |
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| 16 | 16 | | bargaining agreements entered into under such chapter, |
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| 17 | 17 | | and for other purposes. |
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| 18 | 18 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 19 | 19 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preserving Presidential 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Management Authority Act’’. 5 |
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| 25 | 25 | | •HR 2249 IH |
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| 26 | 26 | | SEC. 2. DISCRETION TO NEGOTIATE COLLECTIVE BAR-1 |
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| 27 | 27 | | GAINING AGREEMENTS BY PRESIDENT AND 2 |
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| 28 | 28 | | CLARIFYING EFFECT OF CONFLICTING PRES-3 |
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| 29 | 29 | | IDENTIAL ACTIONS. 4 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (a) I |
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| 31 | 31 | | NGENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 71 of title 5 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 6 |
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| 33 | 33 | | the following: 7 |
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| 34 | 34 | | ‘‘§ 7107. Presidential authority to negotiate collective 8 |
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| 35 | 35 | | bargaining agreements; clarification of 9 |
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| 36 | 36 | | effect of conflicting presidential actions 10 |
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| 37 | 37 | | ‘‘(a) A |
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| 38 | 38 | | UTHORITY OF PRESIDENTTONEGOTIATE 11 |
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| 39 | 39 | | A |
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| 40 | 40 | | GREEMENTS.—The President may, acting through the 12 |
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| 41 | 41 | | head of an agency, terminate any provision of a collective 13 |
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| 42 | 42 | | bargaining agreement entered into under this chapter that 14 |
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| 43 | 43 | | is in force and effect on the date such President swears 15 |
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| 44 | 44 | | or affirms the oath of office as President. 16 |
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| 45 | 45 | | ‘‘(b) C |
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| 46 | 46 | | LARIFYINGEFFECT OFCONFLICTINGPRESI-17 |
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| 47 | 47 | | DENTIALACTIONS.—A provision of any collective bar-18 |
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| 48 | 48 | | gaining agreement that conflicts with a rule, executive 19 |
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| 49 | 49 | | order, presidential memorandum, or any other presidential 20 |
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| 50 | 50 | | order, as determined by the President or the head of an 21 |
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| 51 | 51 | | agency, shall not be enforceable. 22 |
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| 52 | 52 | | ‘‘(c) L |
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| 53 | 53 | | IMITATION.—The authority under subsection 23 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (a) may not be exercised by an incumbent President. 24 |
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| 55 | 55 | | ‘‘(d) N |
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| 56 | 56 | | OTIFICATION.—On the date the President or-25 |
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| 57 | 57 | | ders any termination under subsection (a) or a determina-26 |
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| 60 | 60 | | •HR 2249 IH |
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| 61 | 61 | | tion is made under subsection (b), the head of the relevant 1 |
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| 62 | 62 | | agency shall submit a notice (in writing) to the applicable 2 |
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| 63 | 63 | | exclusive representative describing such termination or 3 |
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| 64 | 64 | | conflicting provisions of such an agreement.’’. 4 |
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| 65 | 65 | | (b) C |
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| 66 | 66 | | LERICALAMENDMENT.—The table of sections 5 |
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| 67 | 67 | | for such subchapter is amended by adding after the item 6 |
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| 68 | 68 | | relating to section 7106 the following: 7 |
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| 69 | 69 | | ‘‘7107. Presidential authority to negotiate collective bargaining agreements; clar- |
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| 70 | 70 | | ification of effect of conflicting presidential actions.’’. |
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