Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Capping Appointed Positions Act.
Section 2. Limitation on schedule C and schedule G positions in Federal Government
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, the total number of positions in the executive branch of the Government of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), and in schedule G in the excepted service (established by Executive Order 14317 relating to Creating Schedule G in the Excepted Service) may not exceed 1,600.