,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #diaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ba1
 #bjbb,mr4 ,lankford introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for              
noncompetitive appointments in the      
competitive service for high-performing 
,federal employees4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,hiring  
,proven ,performers to the ,civil       
,service ,act4  #b4 ,noncompetitive     
eligibility for high-performing civilian
 employees  7a7 ,definitions ,in this   
section-- 7#a7 the term competitive     
service has the meaning given the term  
in section #bajb of title #e1 ,united   
,states ,code2 and  7#b7 the term       
,executive agency has the meaning given 
the term in section #aje of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code4  7b7 ,regulations
 ,under such regulations as the         
,director of the ,office of ,personnel  

,management shall issue1 an ,executive  
agency may noncompetitively appoint1 for
 other than temporary employment1 to a  
position in the competitive service any 
individual who-- 7#a7 is certified by   
the ,director as having been a          
high-performing employee in a former    
position in the competitive service2    
7#b7 has been separated from the former 
position described in paragraph 7#a7 for
 less than #f years2 and  7#c7 is       
qualified for the new position in the   
competitive service1 as determined by   
the head of the ,executive agency making
 the noncompetitive appointment4  7c7   
,limitation on authority ,an individual 
may not be appointed to a position under
 subsection 7b7 more than once4  7d7    
,designation of high-,performing        
employees ,the ,director of the ,office 
of ,personnel ,management shall1 in the 
regulations issued under subsection 7b71
 set forth the criteria for certifying  
an individual as a high-performing      
employee in a former position1 which    

shall be based on-- 7#a7 the final      
performance appraisal of the individual 
in that former position2 and  7#b7 a    
recommendation by the immediate or other
 supervisor of the individual in that   
former position4