#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #dahb  ,,an ,,act  ,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 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,ensuring a ,qualified ,civil ,service  
,act of #bjag or the ,,equals ,act of   
#bjag4  #b4 ,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 ,the length of a   
probationary period established under   
paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of subsection 7a7
 shall--  7,a7 with respect to any      

position that requires formal training1 
begin on the date of appointment to the 
position and end on the date that is #b 
years after the date on which such      
formal training is completed2  7,b7 with
 respect to any position that requires a
 license1 begin on the date of          
appointment to the position and end on  
the date that is #b years after the date
 on which such license is granted2 and  
7,c7 with respect to any position not   
covered by subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b71 be
 a period of #b years beginning on the  
date of the appointment to the position4
  7#b7 ,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 the agency and any offer
 of appointment made to any individual  
with respect to any such position       
clearly states the terms and conditions 
of any applicable probationary period1  
including any formal training period and
 any license requirement2  7#b7 any     
individual who is required to complete a
 probationary period under this section 
receives timely notice of any           
requirements1 including performance     
requirements1 that must be met in order 
to satisfactorily complete such period2 
7#c7 any supervisor or manager of an    
individual who is required to complete a
 probationary period under this section 
receives periodic notifications of the  
end date of such period not later than  
#a year1 #f months1 #c months1 and #cj  
days before such end date2 and  7#d7 if 

the head decides to retain an individual
 after the completion of a probationary 
period under this section1 the head     
submits a certification to that effect1 
supported by a brief statement of the   
basis for the 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#b771 
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 #a year
 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  #c4         

,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  7c7 ,effective  
date ,the amendments made by this       
section--  7#a7 shall take effect #a    
year after the date of enactment of this
 ,act2 and  7#b7 shall apply in the case
 of any individual initially appointed  
as a career appointee under section     
#ccic of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code1 on or after the date on which    
this section takes effect4  #d4 ,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 or1 except   
and inserting and1 except2 and  7#b7 by 
striking #a year of current and         
inserting #b years of current4  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,a77i7 by striking
 2 or and inserting 2 and2  7#b7 in     
subparagraph 7,a77ii71 by striking #a   
year the first place it appears and     
inserting #b years2  7#c7 in            
subparagraph 7,b7 by striking #a year   
and inserting #b years2 and  7#d7 in    
subparagraph 7,c77i71 by striking 2 or  
and inserting 2 and4  7c7 ,actions based
 on unacceptable performance ,section   
#dcjc7;f7 of title #e1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph   
7#b7 by striking #a year of current and 
inserting #b years of current2 and  7#b7
 in paragraph 7#c7 by striking #a year  
and inserting #b years4  7d7 ,effective 
date ,the amendments made by subsections
 7a71 7b71 and 7c7--  7#a7 shall take   
effect #a year 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  #e4         
,regulations required ,not later than   
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office
 of ,personnel ,management shall issue  
such regulations as are necessary to    
carry out this ,act and the amendments  
made by this ,act4  ,passed the ,house  
of ,representatives ,november #cj1      
#bjag4;,clerk4