,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aihi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #aj1 #bjbe,ms4   
,elfre? 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,ms4    
,b>ragn1 ,mr4 ,baumg>tn]1 ,mr4 ,bey]1   
,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,bynum1 ,ms4 ,ca/or
 ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,coh51  
,ms4 ,davids ( ,kansas1 ,mr4 ,evans (   
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,fields1 ,mrs4       
,f\%ee1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,ms4 ,h\lahan1   
,mr4 ,hoy]1 ,mr4 ,hurd ( ,colorado1 ,mr4
 ,ivey1 ,ms4 ,jacobs1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y ( ,new
 ,york1 ,mr4 ,l&sman1 ,mr4 ,latim]1 ,ms4
 ,lee ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,moore (     
,wiscons91 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4           
,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,olszewski1 ,mr4  
,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1    
,mr4 ,rask91 ,ms4 ,sal9as1 ,mr4         
,s*neid]1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,subramanyam1
 ,mr4 ,?an$>1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 
& ,ms4 ,velzquez7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  
,to all[ ,f$]al employees t]m9at$ :ile  
s]v+ a probation>y or trial p]iod to    

resume su* p]iod ^u re9/atem5t1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect ,our ,probation>y 
,employees ,act4  #b4 ,resumption (     
probation>y p]iod  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+
 any o!r provision ( law1 ! duration ( !
 probation>y or trial p]iod = a cov]$   
appo9tm5t ( a cov]$ probation>y employee
 to become f9al %all be equal to !      
diff]5ce betwe5-- 7#a7 ! duration ( su* 
probation>y or trial p]iod t1 b = ?is   
,act1 w\ld apply to su* cov]$ appo9tm5t2
 &  7#b7 ! duration ( ! probation>y or  
trial p]iod t su* cov]$ probation>y     
employee s]v$ 9 ! previ\s ,f$]al        
position ( su* cov]$ probation>y        
employee1 to ! ext5t t su* duration does
 n exce$ ! duration describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#a74  7b7 ,sunset ,?is ,act %all       
t]m9ate on ,janu>y #bj1 #bjbi4  7c7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 ,cov]$   
appo9tm5t ,! t]m cov]$ appo9tm5t means  
an appo9tm5t ( a cov]$ probation>y      
employee to a position 9 ! =m] employ+  
ag5cy ( su* cov]$ probation>y employee  

t1 to ! ext5t practicable1 is ! same z !
 previ\s ,f$]al position ( su* cov]$    
probation>y employee4  7#b7 ,cov]$      
probation>y employee ,! t]m cov]$       
probation>y employee means an individual
 :o-- 7,a7 is1 or 01 involunt>ily       
sep>at$ f ,gov]nm5t s]vice dur+ ! p]iod 
beg9n+ on ,janu>y #bj1 #bjbe1 & end+ on 
! date specifi$ 9 subsection 7b72 &     
7,b7 imm$iately prior to su* sep>ation1 
held a position 9 an ,executive ag5cy & 
s]v+ a probation>y or trial p]iod "u an 
initial appo9tm5t4  7#c7 ,executive     
ag5cy ,! t]m ,executive ag5cy has !     
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aje (     
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#d7    
,=m] employ+ ag5cy ,) respect to a cov]$
 probation>y employee1 ! t]m =m] employ+
 ag5cy means ! ,executive ag5cy f :i* ! 
sep>ation ( su* individual made su*     
individual a cov]$ probation>y employee4
  7#e7 ,previ\s ,f$]al position ,! t]m  
previ\s ,f$]al position means ! position
 9 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t held by ! cov]$   
probation>y employee imm$iately be=e    

becom+ a cov]$ probation>y employee4