APPLICABILITY OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES.

SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES. (a) State or Local Agency.—Section 1501(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting “, or the executive branch of the District of Columbia, or an agency or department thereof” before the semicolon. (b) State or Local Officer or Employee.—Section 1501(4) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: “(B) an individual employed by an educational or research institution, establishment, agency, or system which is supported in whole or in part by— “(i) a State or political subdivision thereof; “(ii) the District of Columbia; or “(iii) a recognized religious, philanthropic, or cultural organization.” . (c) Exception of Certain Officers.—Section 1502(c)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “‘or municipality’ and inserting ‘, municipality, or the District of Columbia’”; and (2) by striking “‘or municipal’ and inserting ‘, municipal, or the District of Columbia’”. (d) Merit Systems Protection Board Orders.—Section 1506(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting “(or in the case of the District of Columbia, in the District of Columbia)” after “the same State”. (e) Provisions Relating to Federal Employees Made Inapplicable.—Section 7322(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by adding “or” at the end; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking “or” at the end; (3) by striking subparagraph (C); and (4) by striking “services;” and inserting “services or an individual employed or holding office in the government of the District of Columbia;”. (f) Employees Residing in Certain Municipalities.—Section 7325(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(1) the municipality or political subdivision is— “(A) the District of Columbia; “(B) in Maryland or Virginia and in the immediate vicinity of the District of Columbia; or “(C) a municipality in which the majority of voters are employed by the Government of the United States; and” .