Title: Temporary and Term Appointments Act of 2017
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Temporary and Term Appointments Act of 2017
This bill authorizes a federal agency to make a temporary appointment (for a period of less than one year) or term appointment (for a period of less than five years) to a position in the competitive service when the need for the services of the employee is not permanent. An agency may extend: (1) a temporary appointment for a period of not more than two years, and (2) a term appointment for a period of not more than five years.
The bill also authorizes an agency to make a noncompetitive temporary appointment or a noncompetitive term appointment for a period of not more than 18 months when a critical hiring need exists. The appointment may not be extended.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1886 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1886

To amend subchapter I of chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, to 
     authorize agencies to make noncompetitive temporary and term 
                appointments in the competitive service.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 28, 2017

 Mr. Lankford introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend subchapter I of chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, to 
     authorize agencies to make noncompetitive temporary and term 
                appointments in the competitive service.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Temporary and Term Appointments Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. NONCOMPETITIVE TEMPORARY AND TERM APPOINTMENTS IN THE 
              COMPETITIVE SERVICE.

    (a) Temporary and Term Appointments.--Subchapter I of chapter 31 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``Sec. 3115. Temporary and term appointments
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
        the Office of Personnel Management.
            ``(2) Temporary appointment.--The term `temporary 
        appointment' means an appointment in the competitive service 
        for a period of not more than 1 year.
            ``(3) Term appointment.--The term `term appointment' means 
        an appointment in the competitive service for a period of more 
        than 1 year and not more than 5 years.
    ``(b) Appointment.--
            ``(1) In general.--The head of an agency may make a 
        temporary appointment or term appointment to a position in the 
        competitive service when the need for the services of the 
        employee is not permanent.
            ``(2) Extension.--Under conditions prescribed by the 
        Director, the head of an agency may--
                    ``(A) extend a temporary appointment made under 
                paragraph (1) to be for a period of not more than 2 
                years; and
                    ``(B) extend a term appointment made under 
                paragraph (1) to be for a period of not more than 5 
                years.
    ``(c) Appointments for Critical Hiring Needs.--Under conditions 
prescribed by the Director, the head of an agency may make a 
noncompetitive temporary appointment, or a noncompetitive term 
appointment for a period of not more than 18 months, to a position in 
the competitive service for which a critical hiring need exists, 
without regard to the requirements of sections 3327 and 3330. An 
appointment made under this subsection may not be extended.
    ``(d) Regulations.--The Director may prescribe regulations to carry 
out this section, but is not required to promulgate regulations prior 
to implementation of this section.
    ``(e) Special Provision Regarding the Department of Defense.--
Nothing in this section shall preclude the Secretary of Defense from 
making temporary and term appointments in the competitive service 
pursuant to section 1105 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 1580; Public Law 114-328; 130 
Stat. 2447), and any regulations prescribed by the Director for the 
administration of this section shall not apply to the Secretary of 
Defense in the exercise of the authorities granted under such section 
1105.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 31 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 3114 the following:

``3115. Temporary and term appointments.''.
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