political discrimination and political activity

political discrimination and political activity Sec. 418. (a) No officer or employee of the executive branch of the Federal Government shall make any inquiry concerning the political affiliation or beliefs of any enrollee or applicant for enrollment in the Corps. All disclosures concerning such matters shall be ignored, except as to such membership in political parties or organizations as constitutes by law a disqualification for Government employment. No discrimination shall be exercised, threatened, or promised by any person in the executive branch of the Federal Government against or in favor of any enrollee in the Corps, or any applicant for enrollment in the Corps because of his political affiliation or beliefs, except as may be specifically authorized or required by law. (b) No officer, employee, or enrollee of the Corps shall take any active part in political management or in political campaigns, except as may lie provided by or pursuant to statute, and no such officer, employee, or enrollee shall use his official position or influence for the purpose of interfering with an election or affecting the result thereof. All such persons shall retain the right to vote as they may choose and to express, in their private capacities, their opinions on all political subjects and candidates. Any officer, employee, enrollee, or other Federal employee who solicits funds for political purposes from memlaus of the Corps shall be in violation of section 602 of title 18, United States Code. (c) Whenever the United States Civil Service Commission finds I hat any person has violated the provisions of this section, it shall, after giving due notice mid opportunity for explanation to the officer or employee or enrollee concerned, certify the facts to the Secretary with specific instructions as to discipline or dismissal or other corrective actions.