EMPLOYEE BILL OF RIGHTS
In section 9902 of title 5, United States Code (as contained in section 1111 of the bill),
insert after subsection (b) a new subsection (c) (and make all necessary technical and
conforming changes).
Also strike 9902(f)(2)(D) (and make all necessary technical and conforming changes).
(c) Employee bill of rights –
(1) It is the sense of Congress that –
a.
the Department of Defense should have flexibilities in personnel
decisions, including pay and promotion, in order to provide the strongest
possible national defense; and
b.
the Department of Defense should protect fundamental civil service
protections of civilian employees at the Department.
(2) Civil service protections
a. An employee shall have the right to form, join, or assist any labor
organization, or to refrain from any such activity, freely and without fear
of penalty or reprisal. Such right includes the right to engage in collective
bargaining with respect to conditions of employment through
representatives chosen by employees;
b. The right of an employee to receive a veterans preference in hiring and a
reduction in force, as in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection,
shall not be abridged;
c. An employee shall have the right to be free from favoritism or
discrimination in connection with hiring, tenure, promotion, or other
conditions of employment due to the employee’s political opinion or
affiliation;
d. An employee against whom removal or suspension for more than 14 days
is proposed shall have a right to –
i. reasonable advance notice stating specific reasons for the proposed
action, unless there is reasonable cause to believe that such
employee has committed a crime or immediate action is necessary
in the interests of national security;
ii.
reasonable time to answer orally or in writing; and
iii.
representation by an attorney or other representative;
e. An employee shall have a right to appeal actions involving alleged
discrimination to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission;
f. An employee shall have