HATCH ACT PENALTIES FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

SEC. 4. HATCH ACT PENALTIES FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. Chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking section 7326 and inserting the following: “SEC. 7326. [5 U.S.C. 7326] Penalties “An employee or individual who violates section 7323 or 7324 shall be subject to removal, reduction in grade, debarment from Federal employment for a period not to exceed 5 years, suspension, reprimand, or an assessment of a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000.” .