,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ceh  #aadth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#cjbc  ,report ,no4 #aad-dgb  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,july  
#aj1 #bjae ,mr4 ,buck introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform  ,march #bc1 #bjaf  
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 to modify probationary   
periods with respect to positions within
 the competitive service and the ,senior
 ,executive ,service1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,extension of            
probationary period for positions within
 the competitive service  7a7 ,in       
general ,section #ccba of title #e1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7a71 by striking ,the    
,president and inserting ,subject to    
subsections 7c7 and 7d71 the ,president2
  7#b7 by redesignating subsection 7c7  

as subsection 7e72 and  7#c7 by         
inserting after subsection 7b7 the      
following3  7c7  7#a7 ,except as        
provided in paragraph 7#b71 the length  
of a probationary period established    
under paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of         
subsection 7a7 shall be-- 7,a7 with     
respect to any position that requires   
formal training1 a period of #b years   
beginning on the date that such formal  
training is completed2  7,b7 with       
respect to any position that requires a 
license1 a period of #b years beginning 
on the date that such license is        
granted2 and  7,c7 with respect to any  
position not covered by subparagraph    
7,a7 or 7,b71 not less than #b years4   
7#b7 ,the length of a probationary      
period established under paragraph 7#a7 
or 7#b7 of subsection 7a7 in the case of
 a preference eligible shall be not     
longer than-- 7,a7 if the appointment   
7as referred to in subsection 7a77#a77  
or the initial appointment 7as referred 
to in subsection 7a77#b77 is to a       

position that exists on the effective   
date of this subsection1 the length of  
the probationary period which applies to
 such position as of such effective     
date2 or  7,b7 if the appointment 7as   
referred to in subsection 7a77#a77 or   
the initial appointment 7as referred to 
in subsection 7a77#b77 is to a position 
that does not exist on the effective    
date of this subsection1 such length of 
time as the ,president may establish1   
consistent with the purposes of this    
subparagraph4  7#c7 ,in paragraph 7#a7--
  7,a7 the term formal training means1  
with respect to any position1 a training
 program required by law1 rule1 or      
regulation1 or otherwise required by the
 employing agency1 to be completed by   
the employee before the employee is able
 to successfully execute the duties of  
the applicable position2 and  7,b7 the  
term license means a license1           
certification1 or other grant of        
permission to engage in a particular    
activity4  7d7 ,the head of each agency 

shall1 in the administration of this    
section1 take appropriate measures to   
ensure that-- 7#a7 any announcement of a
 vacant position within such agency and 
any offer of appointment made to any    
individual with respect to any such     
position shall clearly state the terms  
and conditions of the probationary      
period applicable to such position2     
7#b7 any individual who is required to  
complete a probationary period under    
this section shall receive timely notice
 of the performance and other           
requirements which must be met in order 
to successfully complete the            
probationary period2 and  7#c7 upon     
successful completion of a probationary 
period under this section1 certification
 to that effect shall be made1 supported
 by a brief statement of the basis for  
that certification1 in such form and    
manner as the ,president may by         
regulation prescribe4  4  7b7 ,technical
 amendment ,section #ccba7;e7 of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code 7as so        

redesignated by subsection 7a77#b77 is  
amended by striking ,subsections 7a7 and
 7b7 and inserting ,subsections 7a7     
through 7d74  7c7 ,effective date ,this 
section and the amendments made by this 
section--  7#a7 shall take effect #ahj  
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act2 and  7#b7 shall apply in the case
 of any appointment 7as referred to in  
section #ccba7;a77#a7 of title #e1      
,united ,states ,code7 and any initial  
appointment 7as referred to in section  
#ccba7;a77#b7 of such title7 taking     
effect on or after the date on which    
this section takes effect4  #b4         
,extension of probationary period for   
positions within the ,senior ,executive 
,service  7a7 ,in general ,section      
#ccic7;d7 of title #e1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended by striking #a-year   
and inserting #b-year4  7b7 ,conforming 
amendment ,section #ceib7;a77#a7 of such
 title is amended by striking #a-year   
and inserting #b-year4  #c4 ,appeals    
from adverse actions  7a7 ,subchapter ,i

 of chapter #ge of title #e ,section    
#geja7a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states   
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking #a 
year the first place it appears and     
inserting not less than #b years2 and   
7#b7 by striking #a year the second     
place it appears and inserting #b years4
  7b7 ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ge of
 title #e ,section #geaa7;a77#a7 of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended--  7#a7 in subparagraph         
7,a77ii71 by striking #a year the first 
place it appears and inserting not less 
than #b years2 and  7#b7 in subparagraph
 7,c77ii71 by striking #b years the     
first place it appears and inserting not
 less than #b years4  7c7 ,effective    
date ,the amendments made by subsections
 7a7 and 7b7-- 7#a7 shall take effect   
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act2 and  7#b7 shall apply in the
 case of any individual whose period of 
continuous service 7as referred to in   
the provision of law amended by         
paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of subsection    

7b71 as the case may be7 commences on or
 after the date on which this section   
takes effect4  ,march #bc1 #bjaf        
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed