,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bcdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjai,ms4   
,cantwell 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,coll9s7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to re/ore adm9i/rative law
 judges to ! competitive s]vice1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,,alj ,competitive      
,s]vice ,re/oration ,act4  #b4          
,appo9tm5t ( adm9i/rative law judges    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #caje ( title #e1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code is am5d$ to read z  
foll[s3  #caje4 ,appo9tm5t (            
adm9i/rative law judges  7a7 ,appo9tm5t 
7#a7 ,au?ority ,! head ( ea* ,executive 
dep>tm5t & ag5cy %all appo9t z _m       
adm9i/rative law judges z are necess>y =
 proce$+s requir$ to be conduct$ 9      
accordance ) sections #eef & #eeg4  7#b7
 ,selection2 exam9ation ,adm9i/rative   
law judges %all be appo9t$ by ! head (  
an ,executive dep>tm5t or an ag5cy f a  

li/ ( eligible c&idates provid$ by !    
,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t bas$ ^u   
successful exam9ation & approval ( !    
qualifications ( ! individual by !      
,(fice4  7b7 ,m9imum qualifications &   
conditions ( employm5t  7#a7 ,lic5sure  
,at ! "t ( application = a position &   
:ile s]v+ z an adm9i/rative law judge1 !
 individual mu/ possess a pr(essional   
lic5se to practice law "u ! laws ( a    
,/ate1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !        
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 or any     
t]ritorial c\rt4  7#b7 ,qualify+        
exp]i5ce ,to be eligible to s]ve z an   
adm9i/rative law judge1 an individual   
%all h n less ?an #g ye>s ( exp]i5ce z a
 lic5s$ attorney litigat+ or adjudicat+ 
=mal he>+s or trials involv+ civil1     
crim9al1 or adm9i/rative law at !       
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local level4  7c7     
,competitive s]vice ,adm9i/rative law   
judge positions %all be positions 9 !   
competitive s]vice4  7d7 ,assignm5t     
,adm9i/rative law judges %all be assign$
 to cases 9 rotation z f> z practicable1

 & may n p]=m duties inconsi/5t ) _!    
duties & responsibilities z adm9i/rative
 law judges4  7e7 ,au?ority & role (    
adm9i/rative law judges 9 relation to   
,executive dep>tm5t or ag5cy heads  7#a7
 ,*ief ,,alj ,a *ief adm9i/rative law   
judge %all report directly to ! head ( !
 ,executive dep>tm5t or ag5cy at :i* !  
*ief is appo9t$4  7#b7 ,,alj ,an        
adm9i/rative law judge %all report      
directly to ! *ief adm9i/rative law     
judge 7if any7 ( ! ,executive dep>tm5t  
or ag5cy at :i* ! adm9i/rative law judge
 is appo9t$4 ,if !re is no *ief         
adm9i/rative law judge1 ! adm9i/rative  
law judge %all report directly to ! head
 ( ! ,executive dep>tm5t or ag5cy4  7#c7
 ,cl>ification ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection   
%all be con/ru$ to limit or o!rwise     
mitigate ! ability or indep5d5ce ( an   
adm9i/rative law judge 9 c>ry+ out !    
duties & responsibilities ( an          
adm9i/rative law judge4  4  7b7         
,exemption f probation>y p]iod ,section 
#ccba7;c7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     

,code1 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7c7  
,subsections 7a7 & 7b7 ( ?is section    
%all n apply ) respect to appo9tm5ts 9 !
 ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice1 ! ,f$]al    
,bureau ( ,inve/igation & ,drug         
,en=cem5t ,adm9i/ration ,s5ior          
,executive ,s]vice1 any individual cov]$
 by section #aeii;e ( title #aj1 or any 
individual appo9t$ to an adm9i/rative   
law judge position4  4  7c7             
,cl>ification ( application ( discipl9>y
 proc$ures ,not)/&+ ! am5dm5ts made by  
?is ,act t classify adm9i/rative law    
judges )9 ! competitive s]vice1 an      
adm9i/rative law judge--  7#a7 %all n be
 subject to sub*apt] ,i or ,,ii ( *apt] 
#ge ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  
7#b7 %all be subject to ! requirem5ts ( 
sub*apt] ,,iii ( t *apt]4  7d7          
,conv]sion ( positions ,) respect to any
 individual s]v+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act 9 an except$ s]vice position 
z an adm9i/rative law judge appo9t$ "u  
section #caje ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 z 9 effect on ! day be=e ! date (

 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 n lat] ?an #cj    
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! head ( an ,executive dep>tm5t li/$ 9  
section #aja ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 or ! ag5cy employ+ ! adm9i/rative
 law judge %all conv]t ! appo9tm5t to a 
p]man5t appo9tm5t 9 ! competitive s]vice
 9 ! ,executive dep>tm5t or ag5cy1 z    
applicable4