(2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end be-
fore the semicolon the following: ‘‘or, as warranted, 
from the civil service’’. 
(c) SUSPENSION FOR 14 DAYS OR LESS.—Paragraph 
(1) of section 7501 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) ‘employee’ means— 
‘‘(A) an individual in the competitive serv-
ice who is not serving a probationary period or, 
except as provided in section 1599e of title 10, 
trial period under an initial appointment or who 
has completed 1 year of current continuous em-
ployment in the same or similar positions under 
other than a temporary appointment limited to 
1 year or less; or 
‘‘(B) a career appointee in the Senior Ex-
ecutive Service who— 
‘‘(i) has completed the probationary 
period prescribed under section 3393(d); or 
‘‘(ii) was covered by the provisions of 
subchapter II of this chapter immediately 
before appointment to the Senior Executive 
Service; and’’. 
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(d) MODIFICATION OF CAUSE AND PROCEDURE FOR 
SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION.—Section 7543 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Office of 
Personnel Management, an agency may take an action 
covered by this subchapter against an employee only for 
such cause as would promote the efficiency of the service. 
‘‘(b) An employee against whom an action is proposed 
is entitled to— 
‘‘(1) written notice 15 business days in advance, 
unless there is reasonable cause to believe the em-
ployee has committed a crime for which a sentence 
of imprisonment can be imposed, stating specific 
reasons for the proposed action; 
‘‘(2) a reasonable time, but not greater than 7 
business days, to answer orally and in writing and 
to furnish affidavits and other documentary evidence 
in support of the answer; 
‘‘(3) be represented by an attorney or other 
representative; and 
‘‘(4) a written decision and the specific reasons 
therefor. 
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‘‘(c) An agency shall issue the decision not later than 
15 business days after the agency provides notice, includ-
ing a file containing all the evidence in support of the pro-
posed action, to the employee affected.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by inserting before the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘, but only if such appeal is made 
not later than 10 business days after the effective 
date of the action’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘and to the 
employee affected upon the employee’s request’’ and 
adding at the end after the period the following: 
‘‘Upon the affected employee’s request, copies of the 
documents described in the previous sentence shall 
be furnished to the employee, to the extent those 
documents were not provided pursuant to subsection 
(c).’’. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 3592(b)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘any 
disciplinary action’’ and inserting ‘‘any action under 
section 7543’’; 
(2) in section 3593(a)(2), by striking ‘‘mis-
conduct, neglect of duty, malfeasance,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘a removal under section 7543’’; 
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(3) in section 3594, by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(d) This section shall not apply to any career ap-
pointee who is subject to a personnel action under sub-
chapter V of chapter 75.’’; and 
(4) in section 7542, by striking ‘‘or to a re-
moval under section 3592 or’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘to a removal from the Senior Executive 
Service under section 3592 of this title, or to a re-
duction in force or a transfer of function as defined 
in subsections (d) and (e) of section’’. 
(f) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 
Act shall not apply to any personnel action under sub-
chapter V of chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, 
commenced before the date that is 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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