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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3094 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to reduce the duration of probationary 
periods under an initial appointments for Federal employees, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2025 
Mr. BEYER (for himself, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. COHEN, 
Ms. ELFRETH, Ms. SEWELL, Ms. NORTON, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, 
and Ms. PINGREE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to reduce the duration 
of probationary periods under an initial appointments 
for Federal employees, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Probationary Reduc-
tion for Employee Protections Act’’ or the ‘‘PREP Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROBATIONARY PERIOD REDUCTION. 
(a) COMPETITIVE SERVICE.—Section 3321 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) A probationary period under subsection (a) may 
not exceed— 
‘‘(1) 6 months for an initial appointment of an 
individual who, immediately prior to such appoint-
ment, held a position in the civil service in the exec-
utive branch; or 
‘‘(2) 12 months for an initial appointment of an 
individual other than an individual described in 
paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) EXCEPTED SERVICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 33 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3330g. Excepted service probationary period 
‘‘Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, 
the probationary or trial period before an initial appoint-
ment of an individual to a position in the excepted service 
becomes final may not exceed— 
‘‘(1) 6 months for an initial appointment of an 
individual who, immediately prior to such appoint-
ment, held a position in the civil service in the exec-
utive branch; or 
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‘‘(2) 12 months for an initial appointment of an 
individual other than an individual described in 
paragraph (1).’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after the item relating the 
section 3330f the following new item: 
‘‘3330g. Excepted service probationary period.’’. 
(c) SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE.—Section 3393(d) 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘has 
served’’ and all that follows and inserting the following: 
‘‘has served— 
‘‘(1) 6 months, if such individual held a posi-
tion in the civil service in the executive branch im-
mediately prior to such appointment; or 
‘‘(2) 12 months in all other cases.’’. 
(d) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.—Section 9510 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (d). 
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