,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #af1 #bjbe,mr4 
,ka9e 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4      
,m>key1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,van       
,holl51 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51    
,mr4 ,k+1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,wyd51   
,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,hick5loop]1 ,mr4     
,fett]man1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,w>n]1    
,mr4 ,padilla1 & ,ms4 ,alsobrooks7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to place limitations on   
except+ positions f ! competitive       
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       
,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]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]m 9 
section #bajc ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  7b7 ,limitations ,a position 9 !
 competitive s]vice may n be except$ f !
 competitive s]vice unless t position is
 plac$-- 7#a7 9 any ( s*$ules ,a ?r\gh  
,e1 z describ$ 9 section #f4b ( title   
#e1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 z 9    
effect on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbj2 &  7#b7 
"u ! t]ms & conditions "u "p #f ( title 
#e1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 z 9    
effect on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbj4  7c7    
,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 7b77#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  
or any successor regulations1 )\t !     

prior cons5t ( ! ,director4  7#c7 ,limit
 dur+ presid5tial t]m ,dur+ any #d-ye>  
presid5tial t]m1 an ag5cy may n transf] 
f a position 9 ! competitive s]vice to a
 position 9 ! except$ s]vice ! great] ( 
! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a total numb] (         
employees t is m ?an #a p]c5t ( ! total 
numb] ( employees employ$ by t ag5cy1 z 
( ! fir/ day ( t presid5tial t]m4  7,b7 
#e employees4  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 9 :i* t 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 ! prior writt5 cons5t ( !    
employee4  7d7 ,o!r matt]s  7#a7        
,application ,not)/&+ section #gdbe7;b7 
( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ?is   
section %all apply to a position "u     
*apt] #gc or #gd ( t title4  7#b7       

,report ,n lat] ?an ,m>* #ae ( ea*      
cal5d> ye>1 ! ,director %all submit to  
,congress a report on ! imm$iately      
prec$+ cal5d> ye> t li/s-- 7,a7 ea*     
position t1 dur+ ! ye> cov]$ by !       
report1 0 transf]r$ f ! competitive     
s]vice to ! except$ s]vice & a          
ju/ification z to :y ea* su* position 0 
s transf]r$2 &  7,b7 any violation ( ?is
 section t occurr$ dur+ ! ye> cov]$ by !
 report4  7e7 ,regulations ,n lat] ?an  
#ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,director %all issue regulations
 to implem5t ?is section4