‘‘(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 
within such agency and any offer of appointment 
made to any individual with respect to any such po-
sition shall clearly state the terms and conditions of 
the probationary period applicable to such position; 
‘‘(2) any individual who is required to complete 
a probationary period under this section shall receive 
timely notice of the performance and other require-
ments which must be met in order to successfully 
complete the probationary period; and 
‘‘(3) upon successful completion of a proba-
tionary period under this section, certification to 
that effect shall be made, supported by a brief state-
ment of the basis for that certification, in such form 
and manner as the President may by regulation pre-
scribe.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 3321(e) of 
title 5, United States Code (as so redesignated by sub-
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section (a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘Subsections (a) 
and (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsections (a) through (d)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section— 
(1) shall take effect 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act; and 
(2) shall apply in the case of any appointment 
(as referred to in section 3321(a)(1) of title 5, 
United States Code) and any initial appointment (as 
referred to in section 3321(a)(2) of such title) tak-
ing effect on or after the date on which this section 
takes effect. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR POSI-
TIONS 
WITHIN 
THE 
SENIOR 
EXECUTIVE 
SERVICE . 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3393(d) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘1-year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2-year’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3592(a)(1) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘1-year’’ and inserting 
‘‘2-year’’. 
SEC. 3. APPEALS FROM ADVERSE ACTIONS. 
(a) SUBCHAPTER I OF CHAPTER 75 OF TITLE 5.— 
Section 7501(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘1 year’’ the first place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘not less than 2 years’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘1 year’’ the second place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2 years’’. 
(b) SUBCHAPTER II OF CHAPTER 75 OF TITLE 5.— 
Section 7511(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ‘‘1 
year’’ the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘not 
less than 2 years’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ‘‘2 
years’’ the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘not 
less than 2 years’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b)— 
(1) shall take effect 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act; and 
(2) shall apply in the case of any individual 
whose period of continuous service (as referred to in 
the provision of law amended by paragraph (1) or 
(2) of subsection (b), as the case may be) com-
mences on or after the date on which this section 
takes effect. 
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Union Calendar No. 358 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3023 
[Report No. 114–472] 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify 
probationary periods with respect to positions 
within the competitive service and the Senior Ex-
ecutive Service, and for other purposes. 
MARCH 23, 2016 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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