,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eagd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjad ,mr4 
,connolly 7= himself & ,mr4 ,wittman7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t  
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to all[ additional   
appo9t+ au?orities to select individuals
 f competitive s]vice c]tificates4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,competitive ,s]vice ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 
,additional appo9t+ au?orities =        
competitive s]vice  7a7 ,9 g5]al        
,section #ccag ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at end !       
foll[+3  7c7 ,o!r appo9t+ au?orities    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,dur+ ! #bdj-;day p]iod   
beg9n+ on ! date ( issuance ( a         
c]tificate ( eligibles "u subsection    
7a71 an appo9t+ au?ority o!r ?an !      
appo9t+ au?ority reque/+ ! c]tificate 79
 ?is subsection ref]r$ to z ! o!r       
appo9t+ au?ority7 may select an         
individual f t c]tificate 9 accordance )
 p>agraph 7#b7 = an appo9tm5t to a      

position t is--  7,a7 9 ! same          
occupational s]ies z ! position = :i* ! 
c]tification ( eligibles 0 issu$ 79 ?is 
subsection ref]r$ to z ! orig9al        
position72 &  7,b7 at a simil> grade    
level z ! orig9al position4  7#b7       
,requirem5ts ,! selection ( an          
individual "u p>agraph 7#a7--  7,a7 %all
 be made 9 accordance ) ?is sub*apt]2 & 
7,b7 may be made )\t any additional po/+
 "u section #ccbg1 except t be=e select+
 an individual 9 accordance ) p>agraph  
7#a7 ( ?is section1 ! o!r appo9t+       
au?ority %all provide notice ( !        
available position to employees ( su*   
au?ority4  7#c7 ,applicability ,an      
appo9t+ au?ority reque/+ a c]tificate ( 
eligibles may %>e ! c]tificate ) ano!r  
appo9t+ au?ority only if ! ann\ncem5t ( 
! orig9al position provid$ notice t !   
result+ li/ ( eligible c&idates may be  
us$ by ano!r appo9t+ au?ority4  7#d7    
,collective b>ga9+ obligations ,no?+ 9  
?is subsection limits any collective    
b>ga9+ obligation ( an ag5cy "u *apt]   

#ga4  4  7b7 ,regulations ,n lat] ?an   
#abj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel
 ,managem5t %all issue an int]im f9al   
rule ) comm5t to c>ry out ! am5dm5t made
 by subsection 7a74