‘‘(III) the rate of basic pay in effect 
for the career appointee immediately before 
being placed under subsection (a) or (b) of 
this section; and 
‘‘(ii) any career appointee placed under 
subsection (b)(1) of this section shall be entitled 
to receive basic pay at the rate of basic pay in 
effect for the position in which placed; and’’. 
SEC. 5. REQUIREMENT THAT PERFORMANCE REQUIRE-
MENTS BE ESTABLISHED IN ADVANCE. 
Section 4312(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘on or’’ and inserting ‘‘not later 
than 30 calendar days’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘in writing’’ after ‘‘commu-
nicated’’. 
SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS TO ADVERSE ACTION PROVISIONS 
WITH RESPECT TO CAREER APPOINTEES IN 
THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE. 
(a) SUSPENSION FOR 14 DAYS OR LESS FOR SENIOR 
EXECUTIVE SERVICE EMPLOYEE.—Paragraph (1) of Sec-
tion 7501 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(1) ‘employee’ means— 
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‘‘(A) an individual in the competitive serv-
ice who is not serving a probationary period or 
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’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF CAUSE AND PROCEDURE FOR 
SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 7543 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘mis-
conduct,’’ and inserting ‘‘such cause as would 
promote the efficiency of the service, mis-
conduct,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘30’’ 
and inserting ‘‘15’’. 
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(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Subchapter 
V of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in section 3593— 
(i) in subsection (a)(2), by striking 
‘‘misconduct,’’ and inserting ‘‘such cause 
as would promote the efficiency of the 
service, misconduct,’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b), by striking 
‘‘misconduct,’’ and inserting ‘‘such cause 
as would promote the efficiency of the 
service, misconduct,’’; and 
(B) in section 3594(a), by striking ‘‘mis-
conduct,’’ and inserting ‘‘such cause as would 
promote the efficiency of the service, mis-
conduct,’’. 
SEC. 7. MANDATORY LEAVE FOR CAREER APPOINTEES IN 
THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 63 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 6329. Mandatory leave for Senior Executive Serv-
ice career appointees 
‘‘(a) In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘employee’ means— 
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‘‘(A) a career appointee in the Senior Ex-
ecutive Service who— 
‘‘(i) has completed the probationary 
period prescribed under section 3393(d) of 
this title; or 
‘‘(ii) was covered by the provisions of 
subchapter II of chapter 75 of this title 
immediately before appointment to the 
Senior Executive Service; and 
‘‘(B) who has received written notice of re-
moval from the civil service under subchapter V 
of chapter 75 of this title; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘mandatory leave’ means, with re-
spect to an employee, an absence with pay but with-
out duty during which such employee— 
‘‘(A) shall be charged accrued annual leave 
for the period of such absence; and 
‘‘(B) may not accrue any annual leave 
under section 6303 for the period of such ab-
sence. 
‘‘(b) Under regulations prescribed by the Office of 
Personnel Management, an agency may place an employee 
on mandatory leave for misconduct, neglect of duty, mal-
feasance, or such cause as would promote the efficiency 
of the service. 
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‘‘(c) If an agency determines that an employee should 
be placed on mandatory leave under subsection (b), such 
leave shall begin no earlier than the date on which the 
employee received written notice of a removal under sub-
chapter V of chapter 75. 
‘‘(d) If a final order or decision is issued in favor 
of such employee with respect to removal under sub-
chapter V of chapter 75 by the agency, the Merit Systems 
Protection Board, or the United States Court of Appeals 
for the Federal Circuit, any annual leave that is charged 
to an employee by operation of this section shall be re-
stored to the applicable leave account of such employee.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by adding after the item relating to section 6328 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘6329. Mandatory leave for Senior Executive Service career appointees.’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Of-
fice of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations 
with respect to the leave provided by the amendment in 
subsection (a). 
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