,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #iah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #aj1 #bjbe,mr4    
,van ,holl5 7= himself & ,mr4 ,w>n]7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to all[ ,f$]al employees  
:o are involunt>ily sep>at$ f ,gov]nm5t 
s]vice :ile s]v+ a probation>y or trial 
p]iod to resume t 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    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 
appo9tm5t ,! t]m cov]$ appo9tm5t means  
an appo9tm5t ( a cov]$ probation>y      
employee to a position 9 ! =m] employ+  
ag5cy ( t cov]$ probation>y employee t1 
to ! ext5t practicable1 is ! same z !   
previ\s ,f$]al position occupi$ by t    
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 describ$ 9 subsection 7c72 &     
7,b7 imm$iately be=e ! involunt>y       
sep>ation describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71  
occupi$ a position 9 an ,executive ag5cy
 "u :i* ! individual s]v$ a probation>y 
or trial p]iod "u an initial appo9tm5t4 
7#c7 ,executive ag5cy ,! t]m ,executive 
ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! 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* ! involunt>y sep>ation ( t         
individual made t individual a cov]$    
probation>y employee4  7#e7 ,previ\s    
,f$]al position ,! t]m previ\s ,f$]al   
position means1 ) respect to a cov]$    
probation>y employee1 ! position 9 an   
,executive ag5cy occupi$ by ! cov]$     
probation>y employee imm$iately be=e    
becom+ a cov]$ probation>y employee4    
7b7 ,resumption ( probation>y p]iod     

,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 ( t probation>y or trial p]iod 
t1 b = ?is ,act1 w\ld apply to t cov]$  
appo9tm5t2 &  7#b7 ! duration ( !       
probation>y or trial p]iod t ! cov]$    
probation>y employee s]v$ 9 ! previ\s   
,f$]al position ( t cov]$ probation>y   
employee1 to ! ext5t t su* duration does
 n exce$ ! duration describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#a74  7c7 ,sunset ,?is ,act %all       
t]m9ate on ,janu>y #bj1 #bjbi4