1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2017 or FEAA . 2. Reduction in grade or pay or removal for misconduct or performance of employees in the civil service (a) In general Chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: VI Reduction in grade or pay or removal for misconduct or performance 7551. Definitions For purposes of this subchapter— (1) employee means an individual occupying a position within the civil service, but does not include any individual— (A) employed in a position described under sections 5312 through 5316 (relating to the Executive Schedule); (B) employed as a limited term appointee, limited emergency appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service, as defined under paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively, of section 3132(a); or (C) employed in a position of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations; (2) grade means a level of classification under a position classification system; (3) misconduct includes neglect of duty, malfeasance, or failure to accept a directed reassignment or to accompany a position in a transfer of function; and (4) pay means the rate of basic pay fixed by law or administrative action for the position held by an employee. 7552. Actions covered This subchapter applies to a reduction in grade or pay or removal, but does not apply to— (1) a reduction in grade or pay or removal under section 7512; (2) a reduction in grade or pay or removal under section 7521; (3) a removal under section 7532; (4) a removal under section 3592, 3595, or 7543; or (5) a removal from the Senior Executive Service under section 713 of title 38. 7553. Cause and procedure (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management, the head of an agency may— (1) remove an employee of the agency from the civil service