S. 2918 — Introduced in Senate

II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2918 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 10, 2016Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes. 1. Eligibility of employees in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency Section 9602 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking any land management agency or any other agency (as defined in section 101 of title 31) under the internal merit promotion procedures of the applicable agency and inserting that land management agency when the agency is accepting applications from individuals within the agency’s workforce under merit promotion procedures, or at any agency, including a land management agency, when the agency is accepting applications from individuals outside its own workforce under merit promotion procedures of the applicable agency,; and (2) in subsection (d) by inserting of the agency from which the former employee was most recently separated after deemed a time-limited employee.