‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘formal training’ means, with re-
spect to any position, a training program required 
by law, rule, or regulation, or otherwise required by 
the employing agency, to be completed by the em-
ployee before the employee is able to successfully 
execute the duties of the applicable position; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘license’ means a license, certifi-
cation, or other grant of permission to engage in a 
particular activity. 
‘‘(d) The head of each agency shall, in the adminis-
tration of this section, take appropriate measures to en-
sure that— 
‘‘(1) any announcement of a vacant position 
and any offer of appointment made to an individual 
with respect to a vacant position clearly states the 
terms and conditions of any applicable probationary 
period, including any formal training period and any 
license requirement; 
‘‘(2) any individual who is required to complete 
a probationary period under this section receives 
timely notice of any requirements, including per-
formance requirements, that must be met in order to 
satisfactorily complete that period; 
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‘‘(3) any supervisor or manager of an individual 
who is required to complete a probationary period 
under this section receives periodic notifications of 
the end date of that period not later than 1 year, 
6 months, 3 months, and 30 days before the end 
date; and 
‘‘(4) if the agency head decides to retain an in-
dividual after the completion of a probationary pe-
riod under this section, the agency head submits a 
certification to that effect to the President, sup-
ported by a brief statement of the basis for the cer-
tification, in such form and manner as the President 
may by regulation prescribe.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 3321(e) 
of title 5, United States Code (as so redesignated by 
paragraph (1)), is amended by striking ‘‘Subsections 
(a) and (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsections (a) through 
(d)’’. 
(3) APPLICATION.—This subsection and the 
amendments made by this subsection shall apply in 
the case of any appointment (as referred to in sec-
tion 3321(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code) and 
any initial appointment (as referred to in section 
3321(a)(2) of that title) taking effect on or after the 
effective date provided in section 11 of this Act. 
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(b) ADVERSE ACTIONS.— 
(1) SUBCHAPTER I OF CHAPTER 75 OF TITLE 
5.—Section 7501(1) of title 5, United States Code, 
as amended by sections 5(c) and 6(a)(1), is further 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or, except’’ and inserting 
‘‘and, except’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘1 year of current’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2 years of current’’. 
(2) SUBCHAPTER II OF CHAPTER 75 OF TITLE 
5.—Section 7511(a)(1) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘1 year’’ 
the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘2 
years’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘1 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘2 years’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ‘‘; 
or’’ and inserting ‘‘; and’’. 
(3) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by 
paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply in the case of 
any individual whose period of continuous service 
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commences on or after the effective date provided in 
section 11. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Office of Personnel Man-
agement may prescribe regulations to carry out this sec-
tion and the amendments made by this section. 
SEC. 11. APPLICATION. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Unless otherwise specifically 
provided for in this Act, the amendments made by this 
Act shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the procedures 
established or amended by this Act shall supersede any 
collective bargaining agreement to the extent that the 
agreement is inconsistent with those procedures. 
(c) DEFINITION OF BUSINESS DAY.—For purposes 
of carrying out this Act and the amendments made by this 
Act, the term ‘‘business day’’ means any day other than 
a Saturday, Sunday, or legal public holiday under section 
6103(a) of title 5, United States Code. 
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