H.R. 5174 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5174 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2014 Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Wittman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To allow additional appointing authorities to select individuals from competitive service certificates. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Competitive Service Act of 2014. 2. Additional appointing authorities for competitive service (a) In general Section 3317 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at end the following: (c) Other appointing authorities (1) In general During the 240-day period beginning on the date of issuance of a certificate of eligibles under subsection (a), an appointing authority other than the appointing authority requesting the certificate (in this subsection referred to as the other appointing authority) may select an individual from that certificate in accordance with paragraph (2) for an appointment to a position that is— (A) in the same occupational series as the position for which the certification of eligibles was issued (in this subsection referred to as the original position); and (B) at a similar grade level as the original position. (2) Requirements The selection of an individual under paragraph (1)— (A) shall be made in accordance with this subchapter; and (B) may be made without any additional posting under section 3327, except that before selecting an individual in accordance with paragraph (1) of this section, the other appointing authority shall provide notice of the available position to employees of such authority. (3) Applicability An appointing authority requesting a certificate of eligibles may share the certificate with another appointing authority only if the announcement of the original position provided notice that the resulting list of eligible candidates may be used by another appointing authority. (4) Collective bargaining obligations Nothing in this subsection limits any collective bargaining obligation of an agency under chapter 71. . (b) Regulations Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall issue an interim final rule with comment to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a).