,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ecc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,connolly 7= himself & ,mr4 ,"y (  
,alaska7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
au?orities = ! appropriate conv]sion (  
tempor>y seasonal wildl& firefight]s &  
o!r tempor>y seasonal employees 9 ,f$]al
 l& managem5t ag5cies :o p]=m regul>ly  
recurr+ seasonal "w to p]man5t seasonal 
positions4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,l& ,managem5t ,work=ce 
,flexibility ,act4  #b4 ,p]sonnel       
flexibilities relat+ to l& managem5t    
ag5cies  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subp>t ,i ( "p   
,,iii ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] *apt] #ie !     
foll[+3  #if ,,p]sonnel ,,flexibilities 
,,relat+ ,,to ,,l& ,,managem5t ,,ag5cies
  ,sec4 #ifja4 ,def9ition4 #ifjb4       
,competitive s]vice2 "t-limit$          
appo9tm5ts4  #ifja4 ,def9ition ,=       
purposes ( ?is *apt]1 ! t]m l& managem5t

 ag5cy means--  7#a7 ! ,=e/ ,s]vice ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture2  7#b7 !       
,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ! ,int]ior2  7#c7 ! ,national ,p>k     
,s]vice ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior2     
7#d7 ! ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior2  7#e7 ! ,bureau 
( ,indian ,affairs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( !    
,int]ior2 &  7#f7 ! ,bureau (           
,reclamation ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior4
  #ifjb4 ,competitive s]vice2 "t-limit$ 
appo9tm5ts  7a7 ,not)/&+ *apt] #cc or   
any o!r provision ( law relat+ to !     
exam9ation1 c]tification1 & appo9tm5t ( 
individuals 9 ! competitive s]vice1 an  
employee ( a l& managem5t ag5cy s]v+ "u 
a "t-limit$ appo9tm5t 9 ! competitive   
s]vice is eligible to compete = a       
p]man5t appo9tm5t 9 ! competitive s]vice
 "u t ag5cy's m]it promotion proc$ures  
if--  7#a7 su* individual 0 appo9t$     
initially "u op51 competitive exam9ation
 "u sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #cc to !        
"t-limit$ appo9tm5t2  7#b7 ! employee   
has s]v$ "u #a or m "t-limit$ appo9tm5ts

 by su* ag5cy = a p]iod or p]iods total+
 n less ?an #bd mon?s )\t an int]v5+    
break ( #b or m ye>s2 &  7#c7 !         
employee's p]=mance has be5 at an       
acceptable level ( p]=mance ?r\gh\t !   
p]iod or p]iods 7z ! case may be7 ref]r$
 to 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7b7 7#a7 ,=       
purposes ( ?is subsection1 ! t]m        
successor p]man5t position means1 )     
respect to a "t-limit$ position1 a      
p]man5t position 9 ! competitive s]vice 
) ! same or sub/antially simil> major   
duties & qualification requirem5ts 9 !  
same major subdivision ( ! same ag5cy z 
! "t-limit$ position4  7#b7 ,not)/&+    
*apt] #cc or any o!r provision ( law    
relat+ to ! exam9ation1 c]tification1 & 
appo9tm5t ( individuals 9 ! competitive 
s]vice1 an employee ( a l& managem5t    
ag5cy s]v+ "u a "t-limit$ appo9tm5t 9 ! 
competitive s]vice %all be (f]$ any     
successor p]man5t position t ! ag5cy    
decides to fill &1 ^u 8 or h]           
concurr5ce1 be appo9t$ to su* position  
if--  7,a7 su* individual 0 appo9t$     

initially "u op51 competitive exam9ation
 "u sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #cc to !        
"t-limit$ appo9tm5t2  7,b7 7i7 ! job    
ann\ncem5t = ! "t-limit$ position /at$ t
 !re 0 pot5tial = ! position to become  
p]man5t2 or  7ii7 ! employee's fir/     
"t-limit$ appo9tm5t by su* ag5cy occurr$
 be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is *apt]2    
7,c7 ! employee has s]v$ "u a "t-limit$ 
appo9tm5t or appo9tm5ts 9 a position or 
positions 9 su* ag5cy ) ! same or       
sub/antially simil> major duties &      
qualification requirem5ts z ! successor 
p]man5t position = a p]iod or p]iods    
total+ n less ?an #bd mon?s )\t an      
int]v5+ break ( #b or m ye>s2 &  7,d7 ! 
employee's p]=mance has be5 at an       
acceptable level ( p]=mance ?r\gh\t !   
p]iod or p]iods 7z ! case may be7 ref]r$
 to 9 subp>agraph 7,c74  7#c7 ,if #b or 
m employees are eligible = conv]sion "u 
?is subsection1 !n any pref]5ce eligible
 vet]ans %all be giv5 priority4  7#d7   
,if #b or m employees h equal priority =
 conv]sion "u ?is subsection1 !n        

placem5t %all be det]m9$ by competitive 
proc$ures consi/5t ) m]it sy/em         
pr9ciples4  7c7 ,an employee select$ or 
conv]t$ "u ?is section becomes a        
c>e]-conditional employee1 unless !     
employee has o!rwise complet$ ! s]vice  
requirem5ts = c>e] t5ure4  7d7 ,an      
employee appo9t$ "u ?is section acquires
 competitive /atus ^u appo9tm5t4  7e7 ,!
 provisions ( ?is section %all apply )  
respect to "t-limit$ employees :o h be5 
sep>at$ = reasons o!r ?an misconduct or 
unacceptable p]=mance4 ,= su* a sep>at$ 
employee1 ! provisions ( ?is *apt] %all 
apply z if su* sep>at$ employee occupi$ 
! "t-limit$ position f :i* su* employee 
0 mo/ rec5tly sep>at$4 ,an ag5cy %all be
 deem$ to h met its obligation "u ?is   
section if notice is s5t to ! la/ kn[n  
address ( su* individual #ba or m days  
be=e a successor p]man5t position = :i* 
he or %e is eligible is fill$4  7f7 ,=  
purposes ( ?is section1 "t-limit$       
appo9tm5ts include tempor>y appo9tm5ts &
 t]m appo9tm5ts1 z def9$ by ! ,(fice (  

,p]sonnel ,managem5t4  7g7 ,! ,(fice (  
,p]sonnel ,managem5t %all prescribe su* 
regulations z may be necess>y to c>ry   
out ?is section4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical       
am5dm5t ,! analysis = "p ,,iii ( title  
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ aft] ! item = *apt] #ie ! foll[+3
  #if4,p]sonnel flexibilities relat+ to 
l& managem5t ag5cies#ifja  4