#aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,in   
the ,house of ,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41
  ,february #bi1 #bjaf  ,,amendment3    
,that the bill from the ,senate 7,s4    
#aehj7 entitled #8#8,an ,act to allow   
additional appointing authorities to    
select individuals from competitive     
service certificates4''1 do pass with   
the following ,strike out all after the 
enacting clause and insert3  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,competitive ,service ,act of #bjae4    
#b4 ,additional appointing authorities  
for competitive service  7a7 ,in general
 ,section #ccah of title #e1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by    
redesignating subsections 7b7 and 7c7 as
 subsections 7c7 and 7d71 respectively2 
and  7#b7 by inserting after subsection 
7a7 the following3  7b7 ,other          
appointing authorities  7#a7 ,in general
 ,during the #bdj-;day period beginning 
on the date of issuance of a certificate
 of eligibles under section #ccag7;a71  
an appointing authority other than the  

appointing authority requesting the     
certificate 7in this subsection referred
 to as the other appointing authority7  
may select an individual from that      
certificate in accordance with this     
subsection for an appointment to a      
position that is-- 7,a7 in the same     
occupational series as the position for 
which the certification of eligibles was
 issued 7in this subsection referred to 
as the original position72 and  7,b7 at 
a similar grade level as the original   
position4  7#b7 ,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 authority4  7#c7             
,requirements ,the selection of an      
individual under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7  
shall be made in accordance with        
subsection 7a72 and  7,b7 subject to    

paragraph 7#d71 may be made without any 
additional posting under section #ccbg4 
7#d7 ,internal notice ,before selecting 
an individual under paragraph 7#a71 and 
subject to the requirements of any      
collective bargaining obligation of the 
other appointing authority1 the other   
appointing authority shall--  7,a7      
provide notice of the available position
 to employees of the other appointing   
authority2  7,b7 provide up to #aj      
business days for employees of the other
 appointing authority to apply for the  
position2 and  7,c7 review the          
qualifications of employees submitting  
an application4  7#e7 ,collective       
bargaining obligations ,nothing in this 
subsection limits any collective        
bargaining obligation of an agency under
 chapter #ga4  4  7b7 ,alternative      
ranking and selection procedures        
,section #ccai of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
subsection 7c7 and inserting the        
following3  7c7 ,selection  7#a7 ,in    

general ,an appointing official may     
select any applicant in the highest     
quality category or1 if fewer than #c   
candidates have been assigned to the    
highest quality category1 in a merged   
category consisting of the highest and  
the second highest quality categories4  
7#b7 ,use by other appointing officials 
,under regulations prescribed by the    
,office of ,personnel ,management1      
appointing officials other than the     
appointing official described in        
paragraph 7#a7 7in this subsection      
referred to as the other appointing     
official7 may select an applicant for an
 appointment to a position that is--    
7,a7 in the same occupational series as 
the position for which the certification
 of eligibles was issued 7in this       
subsection referred to as the original  
position72 and  7,b7 at a similar grade 
level as the original position4  7#c7   
,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 authority4  7#d7     
,requirements ,the selection of an      
individual under paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7  
shall be made in accordance with this   
subsection2 and  7,b7 subject to        
paragraph 7#e71 may be made without any 
additional posting under section #ccbg4 
7#e7 ,internal notice ,before selecting 
an individual under paragraph 7#b71 and 
subject to the requirements of any      
collective bargaining obligation of the 
other appointing authority 7within the  
meaning given that term in section      
#ccah7;b77#a771 the other appointing    
official shall--  7,a7 provide notice of
 the available position to employees of 
the appointing authority employing the  
other appointing official2  7,b7 provide
 up to #aj business days for employees  
of the other appointing authority to    
apply for the position2 and  7,c7 review

 the qualifications of employees        
submitting an application4  7#f7        
,collective bargaining obligations      
,nothing in this subsection limits any  
collective bargaining obligation of an  
agency under chapter #ga4  7#g7         
,preference eligibles ,notwithstanding  
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 an appointing 
official may not pass over a preference 
eligible in the same category from which
 selection is made1 unless the          
requirements of section #ccag7;b7 and   
#ccah7;c71 as applicable1 are satisfied4
  4  7c7 ,technical and conforming      
amendment ,section #ieaj7;b77#e7 of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended by striking #ccah7;b7 and       
inserting #ccah7;c74  7d7 ,regulations  
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director
 of the ,office of ,personnel           
,management shall issue an interim final
 rule with comment to carry out the     
amendments made by this section4        
,clerk4