,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ad1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,connolly 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,fitzpatrick1 & ,ms4 ,spanb]g]7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &            
,acc\ntability  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit 
! e/abli%m5t ( s*$ule ,f ( ! except$    
s]vice1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,sav+ ! 
,civil ,s]vice ,act4  #b4 ,limitations  
on except+ positions f competitive      
s]vice & transf]r+ positions  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,a position 9 ! competitive s]vice
 may n be except$ f ! competitive s]vice
 unless su* position is plac$--  7#a7 9 
any ( ! s*$ules ,a ?r\gh ,e z describ$ 9
 section #f4b ( title #e1 ,code ( ,f$]al
 ,regulations1 z 9 effect on ,septemb]  
#cj1 #bjbj2 &  7#b7 "u ! t]ms &         
conditions "u "p #f ( su* title z 9     
effect on su* date4  7b7 ,transf]s  7#a7
 ,)9 except$ s]vice ,a position 9 !     
except$ s]vice may n be transf]r$ to any

 s*$ule o!r ?an a s*$ule describ$ 9     
subsection 7a77#a74  7#b7 ,,opm cons5t  
requir$ ,an ag5cy may n transf] any     
occupi$ position f ! competitive s]vice 
or except$ s]vice into s*$ule ,c (      
subp>t ,c ( "p #bac ( title #e1 ,code ( 
,f$]al ,regulations1 )\t ! prior cons5t 
( ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel    
,managem5t4  7#c7 ,limit dur+           
presid5tial t]m ,dur+ any f\r-ye>       
presid5tial t]m1 an ag5cy may n transf] 
f ! competitive s]vice into ! except$   
s]vice a total numb] ( employees t is m 
?an "o p]c5t ( ! total numb] ( employees
 at su* ag5cy z ( ! fir/ day ( su* t]m1 
or five employees1 :i*ev] is great]4    
7#d7 ,employee cons5t requir$ ,not)/&+  
any o!r provision ( ?is section--  7,a7 
an employee :o occupies a position 9 !  
except$ s]vice may n be transf]r$ to an 
except$ s]vice s*$ule o!r ?an ! s*$ule  
su* position is locat$ )\t ! prior      
writt5 cons5t ( ! employee2 &  7,b7 an  
employee :o occupies a position 9 !     
competitive s]vice may n be transf]r$ to

 ! except$ s]vice )\t ! employee's prior
 writt5 cons5t4  7c7 ,o!r matt]s  7#a7  
,application ,not)/&+ section #gdbe7;b7 
( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ?is   
section %all apply to positions "u *apt]
 #gc or #gd ( su* title4  7#b7          
,regulations ,! ,director %all issue    
regulations to implem5t ?is section4    
7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! 
t]m ag5cy means any dep>tm5t1 ag5cy1 or 
in/rum5tality ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2     
7#b7 ! t]m competitive s]vice has !     
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #bajb ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7#c7 ! t]m   
,director means ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (
 ,p]sonnel ,managem5t2 &  7#d7 ! t]m    
except$ s]vice has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 
section #bajc ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4