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PUBLIC LAW 89.554-SEPT. 6, 1966

[80 STAT.

pursued by the United States in its relations with foreign powers or in the nationwide administration of Federal laws; (4) the Commissioners of the District of Columbia; or (5) the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia. § 7325. Penalties An employee or individual who violates section 7324 of this title shall be removed from his position, and funds appropriated for the position from which removed thereafter may not be used to pay the employee or individual. However, if the Civil Service Commission finds by unanimous vote that the violation does not warrant removal, a penalty of not less than 30 days' suspension without pay shall be imposed by direction of the Commission. § 7326. Nonpartisan political activity permitted Section 7324(a)(2) of this title does not prohibit political activity in connection with— (1) an election and the preceding campaign if none of the candidates is to be nominated or elected at that election as representing a party any of whose candidates for presidential elector received votes in the last preceding election at which presidential electors were selected; or (2) a question which is not specifically identified with a National or State political party or political party of a territory or possession of the United States. For the purpose of this section, questions relating to constitutional amendments, referendums, approval of municipal ordinances, and others of a similar character, are deemed not specifically identified with a National or State political party or political party of a territory or possession of the United States. § 7327. Political activity permitted; employees residing in certain municipalities (a) Section 7324(a)(2) of this title does not apply to an employee of The Alaska Railroad who resides in a municipality on the line of the railroad in respect to political activities involving that municipality. (b) The Civil Service Commission may prescribe regulations permitting employees and individuals to whom section 7324 of this title applies to take an active part in political management and political campaigns involving the municipality or other political subdivision in which they reside, to the extent the Commission considers it to be in their domestic interest, when— (1) the municipality or political subdivision is in Maryland or Virginia and in the immediate vicinity of the District of Columbia, or is a municipality in which the majority of voters are employed by the Government of the United States; and (2) the Commission determines that because of special or unusual circumstances which exist in the municipality or political subdivision it is in the domestic interest of the employees and individuals to permit that political participation.

SUBCHAPTER IV—FOREIGN DECORATIONS § 7341. Receipt and display of foreign decorations A present, decoration, or other thing presented or conferred by a foreign government to an employee, a Member of Congress, the President, or a, member of a uniformed service shall be tendered through the Department of State and not to the individual in person.

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