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[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 302 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 352
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 302

                          [Report No. 117-455]

 To impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the 
              competitive service, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2021

Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following 
   bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

                           September 2, 2022

  Additional sponsors: Ms. Norton, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Brown of 
 Maryland, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Costa, 
  Ms. Speier, Ms. Porter, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Price of North 
      Carolina, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Axne, and Mr. Michael F. Doyle of 
                              Pennsylvania

                           September 2, 2022

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                               13, 2021]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
 To impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the 
              competitive service, and for other purposes.

 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing a Patronage System Act of 
2021'' or the ``PPSA Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON EXCEPTION OF COMPETITIVE SERVICE POSITIONS.

    (a) In General.--No position in the competitive service (as defined 
under section 2102 of title 5, United States Code) may be excepted from 
the competitive service unless such position is placed--
            (1) in any of the schedules A through E as described in 
        section 6.2 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, as in 
        effect on September 30, 2020; and
            (2) under the terms and conditions under part 6 of such 
        title as in effect on such date.
    (b) Subsequent Transfers.--No position in the excepted service (as 
defined under section 2103 of title 5, United States Code) may be 
placed in any schedule other than a schedule described in subsection 
(a)(1).
                                                 Union Calendar No. 352

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 302

                          [Report No. 117-455]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the 
              competitive service, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 2, 2022

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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