,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #i1 #bjbe,mr4   
,/eube introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 & 9 addition to !      
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 = 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 elim9ate wa/eful
 bureaucracies1 mod]nize gov]nm5t       
op]ations1 r$uce regulatory ov]rea*1 &  
/r5g!n acc\ntability & effici5cy across 
! ,f$]al work=ce1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t ,re=m ,act ( #bjbe4    
#b4 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t op]ations  7a7     
,elim9ation ( ! ,f$]al ,executive       
,in/itute ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel        
,managem5t %all p]man5tly close ! ,f$]al
 ,executive ,in/itute locat$ 9          
,*>lottesville1 ,virg9ia1 & beg9n+ on ! 

date ( su* closure1 no ,f$]al funds may 
be obligat$ or exp5d$ = any activities (
 ! ,in/itute4  7b7 ,probation>y p]iod   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision
 ( law1 rule1 or regulation1 ! fir/ ye> 
( s]vice ( an employee :o is giv5 a c>e]
 or c>e]-conditional appo9tm5t 9 !      
competitive s]vice "u ! ,civil ,s]vice  
,regulations is a probation>y p]iod :5 !
 employee-- 7,a7 0 appo9t$ f a          
competitive li/ ( eligibles2 or  7,b7 0 
re9/at$ 7includ+ re9/atem5t f a         
,re9/atem5t ,priority ,li/71 unless dur+
 any p]iod ( s]vice t af=ds a curr5t    
basis = re9/atem5t ! employee complet$ a
 probation>y p]iod ( at lea/ #a ye> or  
s]v$ ) competitive /atus "u an appo9tm5t
 t did n require a probation>y p]iod2   
provid$ t ! date ( re9/atem5t beg9s a   
new #ab-mon? probation>y p]iod if "o is 
requir$ "u ?is subsection4  7#b7        
,c]tification ,an individual %all n     
complete any probation>y p]iod "u ?is   
subsection unless ! employ+ ag5cy       
c]tifies1 )9 ! #cj-;day p]iod prior to !

 conclusion ( p]iod1 t ! cont9u$        
employm5t ( ! individual is 9 ! public  
int]e/4 ,if su* c]tification is n made1 
! employee %all be sep>at$ f ! civil    
s]vice4  7#c7 ,new position ,a p]son :o 
is requir$ to g ?r\gh a probation>y     
p]iod & !n is transf]r$1 promot$1       
demot$1 or reassign$ 9 accordance ) !   
,civil ,s]vice ,regulations be=e he or  
%e completes su* p]iod is requir$ to    
complete ! rema9d] ( ! probation>y p]iod
 9 ! new position4  7#d7 ,,usps ,^u     
noncompetitive appo9tm5t to !           
competitive s]vice "u title #ci1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 an employee ( ! ,po/al    
,c>e] ,s]vice 7includ+ a sub/itute or   
"p-"t flexible employee7 :o has n       
complet$ #a ye> ( ,po/al s]vice %all    
s]ve ! rema9d] ( a #a-ye> probation>y   
p]iod 9 ! new ag5cy4  7#e7  ,special    
appo9t+ au?ority or conv]sion  ,a p]son 
:o is appo9t$ to ! competitive s]vice   
ei!r by a special appo9t+ au?ority or by
 conv]sion to a c>e] or c>e]-conditional
 appo9tm5t "u ! ,civil ,s]vice          

,regulations mu/ s]ve a #a-ye>          
probation>y p]iod unless specifically   
exempt f su* p]iod by ! special appo9t+ 
au?ority itself4  7#f7 ,sup]visors &    
manag]s ,employees promot$1 transf]r$1  
or o!rwise assign$1 = ! fir/ "t1 to     
sup]visory or manag]ial positions %all  
be requir$ to s]ve a probation>y p]iod  
"u t]ms & conditions prescrib$ by !     
,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t4 ,if an   
employee is requir$ to concurr5tly s]ve 
bo? a probation>y p]iod 9 a sup]visory  
or manag]ial position "u subp>t ,i ( "p 
#cae ( title #e1 ,code ( ,f$]al         
,regulations1 & a probation>y or trial  
p]iod foll[+ initial appo9tm5t or       
re9/atem5t "u ?is ,civil ,s]vice ,rule1 
! latt] takes prec$5ce & fulfills !     
requirem5ts ( ?is p>agraph4  7c7 ,r$uc+ 
ov]crim9alization 9 ,f$]al regulations  
7#a7 ,ag5cy reports to ,,oira ,n lat]   
?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! head ( ea* ag5cy %all submit
 to ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,(fice (         
,in=mation & ,regulatory ,affairs a     

report t--  7,a7 id5tifies any          
regulation t imposes a crim9al p5alty   
)\t cle> /atutory au?ority2 &  7,b7     
makes recomm5dations ab\t ! repeal or   
revision ( any su* regulation4  7#b7    
,re/riction on crim9al p5alties 9       
regulations ,! head ( an ag5cy may n    
issue any regulation t includes a       
crim9al p5alty unless t same p5alty or !
 specifics ( t p5alty has be5 describ$ 9
 /atute4  7d7 ,effici5cy 9 rule         
publication & digital mod]nization  7#a7
 ,digitization & automation ( sy/ems    
requir$ ,! ,ar*ivi/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  
act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,f$]al       
,regi/]1 %all digitize & automate       
int]nal processes to r$uce publication  
delays & dep5d5ce on outdat$ sy/ems4 ,9 
?is p>agraph1 ! t]m outdat$ sy/em means 
a sy/em t ano!r ag5cy has demon/rat$ !  
ability to p]=m digital & automat$      
s]vices 9 a timely mann]4  7#b7 ,b5*m>ks
 ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,ar*ivi/ ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( 

! ,f$]al ,regi/]1 %all e/abli% p]=mance 
b5*m>ks to ensure publication ( any     
propos$ or f9al rule )9 ! applicable    
/atutory deadl9e or )9 #bd h\rs aft] !  
date on :i* any su* rule is receiv$ by !
 ,director4  7#c7 ,annual compliance    
report ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually       
!reaft]1 ! ,ar*ivi/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  
act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,f$]al       
,regi/]1 %all submit to ,congress a     
report on compliance ) ?is subsection t 
includes av]age process+ times &        
mod]nization progress4  #c4 ,mod]niz+   
paym5ts to & f ! treasury  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all develop 
& implem5t new te*nologies & p>tn]%ips  
to improve ! spe$1 security1 &          
transp>5cy ( paym5ts made to & f !      
,treasury4  7b7 ,requirem5ts ,! new     
te*nologies & p>tn]%ips develop$ &      
implem5t$ "u subsection 7a7 %all--  7#a7
 r$uce reliance on pap]-bas$            
transactions & in=mation te*nology      
sy/ems creat$ be=e ! ye> #bjjj2 &  7#b7 

provide secure digital paym5t           
infra/ructure = p]sons1 bus9esses1 &    
ag5cies4  #d4 ,implem5tation & ov]sight 
7a7 ,ov]sight by ,,omb ,! ,director ( ! 
,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget %all      
ov]see ag5cy implem5tation ( ?is ,act4  
7b7 ,ag5cy compliance updates ,! head ( 
ea* ag5cy affect$ by ?is ,act %all      
submit to ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (      
,managem5t & ,budget a qu>t]ly update on
 any update1 re=m1 & effici5cy z a      
result ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,implem5tation  
report requir$ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &     
,budget %all submit to ,congress a      
compreh5sive implem5tation report on ea*
 ag5cy affect$ by ! requirem5ts ( ?is   
,act4  #e4 ,ag5cy2 rule def9$ ,9 ?is    
,act1 ! t]ms ag5cy & rule h ! mean+ giv5
 ^? t]ms 9 section #eea ( title #e1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4