[19970611]97-624_联邦对州或地方政府官员或雇员政治活动的限制.pdf

1 5 U.S.C. 7321-7326. The law was originally enacted in 1939, and subsequently amended, mostrecently in 1993.2 54 Stat. 767-772; 5 U.S.C. 1501-1508. The 1974 amendments appear at 88 Stat. 1290. The1978 amendments appear at 92 Stat. 1225.3 5 U.S.C. 1501(4). See also, U.S. Civil Service Commission, Political Activity Reporter,(Washington: GPO, 1982), pp. 1-9. State or local agency means the executive branch of a state,municipality, or other political subdivision of a state, or an agency or department thereof.Federal agency means an executive agency or other agency of the United States, but does notinclude a member bank of the Federal Reserve System.4 The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) investigates and prosecutes violations of the Hatch Act(continued.)Order Code 97-624 GOVJune 11, 1997Federal Restrictions on State or LocalGovernment Officer or Employee PoliticalActivities-name redacted-Analyst in American National GovernmentGovernment DivisionSummaryPolitical activities of federal employees are regulated by the Hatch Act.1 In 1940,the law was amended to cover certain state (including territories or possessions) or localgovernment officers or employees. All but three of the prohibitio