,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjbe,mr4 
,olszewski 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4
 ,g>cia ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,h]nndez1 ,mr4
 ,hoy]1 ,mr4 ,ivey1 ,mr4 ,licc>do1 ,ms4 
,norton1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 
,und]wood1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4         
,williams ( ,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,ms4
 ,elfre?1 ,mr4 ,fields1 ,mr4 ,hors=d1   
,mr4 ,jackson ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,johnson 
( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4
 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,lieu1    
,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,mr4 
,tran1 ,mr4 ,bell1 ,mr4 ,mc,garvey1 ,mr4
 ,david ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,/anton1
 & ,mr4 ,cleav]7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 & 9        
addition to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide employm5t          

protections =1 & re9/atem5t (1 c]ta9    
probation>y ,f$]al c>e] employees1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,employm5t           
protections & re9/atem5t ( probation>y  
c>e] ,f$]al employees  7a7 ,due process 
protections  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any ,f$]al  
employee :o is promot$ to a position 9 !
 competitive s]vice1 a c>e] position 9 !
 except$ s]vice1 or to a c>e] appo9tee  
position 9 ! ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice  
&1 aft] su* promotion1 is s]v+ "u a     
probation>y or trial p]iod %all be deem$
 to be cov]$ by1 & subject to !         
requirem5ts ( su*apt] ,,ii or sub*apt]  
,v 7z ! case may be7 ( *apt] #ge ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,,va    
employees ,any ,f$]al employee :o is    
promot$ to a position at ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs &1 aft] su* promotion1
 is s]v+ "u a probation>y or trial p]iod
 %all be deem$ to be cov]$ by1 & subject
 to ! requirem5ts (1 section #gad (     
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7    
,re9/atem5t ,any individual :o 0 a      
,f$]al employee s]v+ "u a probation>y or

 trial /atus aft] a promotion & :o 0    
remov$ f ! competitive s]vice1 a c>e]   
position 9 ! except$ s]vice1 or a c>e]  
appo9tee position 9 ! ,s5ior ,executive 
,s]vice dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ,janu>y  
#bj1 #bjbe1 & end+ on ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act %all1 at ! election 
( ! individual1 be re9/at$ to ! same    
position or an equival5t position )     
backpay 9 accordance ) section #eeif (  
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7     
,limitation ,subsection 7a7 %all n apply
 to any individual promot$ to a         
political position & subsection 7b7 %all
 n apply to any individual remov$ f a   
political position4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m c>e] appo9tee  
has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section        
#cacb7;a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code2  7#b7 ! t]ms civil s]vice1       
competitive s]vice1 & except$ s]vice h !
 mean+ giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #baja1    
#bajb1 & #bajc1 respectively1 ( su*     
title2 &  7#c7 ! t]m political position 
means--  7,a7 a position describ$ "u    

sections #ecab ?r\gh #ecaf ( su* title  
#e 7relat+ to ! ,executive ,s*$ule72    
7,b7 a nonc>e] appo9tee 7z t t]m is     
def9$ 9 su* section #cacb7;a772 or  7,c7
 a position 9 ! executive bran* ( !     
,gov]nm5t ( a confid5tial or            
policy-det]m9+ "* "u s*$ule ,c ( subp>t 
,c ( "p #bac ( title #e1 ,code ( ,f$]al 
,regulations4