To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-4906
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2016-04-12
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Department of Agriculture

Department of the Interior

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Temporary and part-time employment
Latest action: action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-04-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill allows otherwise eligible employees of a land management agency serving under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service to compete for a permanent appointment in the competitive service: (1) at such agency when the agency is accepting applications from individuals within the agency's workforce under merit promotion procedures; or (2) at any agency when the agency is accepting applications from individuals outside its own workforce under its merit promotion procedures.</p> <p>A former employee of a land management agency who served under a time-limited appointment and who otherwise meets applicable requirements shall be deemed a time-limited employee of the agency from which the former employee was most recently separated.</p>

action_date: 2016-05-31
action_desc: Reported to House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p>This bill allows otherwise eligible employees of a land management agency serving under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service to compete for a permanent appointment in the competitive service: (1) at such agency when the agency is accepting applications from individuals within the agency's workforce under merit promotion procedures, or (2) at any agency when the agency is accepting applications from individuals outside its own workforce under its merit promotion procedures.</p> <p>A former employee of a land management agency who served under a time-limited appointment and who otherwise meets applicable requirements shall be deemed a time-limited employee of the agency from which the former employee was most recently separated.</p>

action_date: 2016-06-07
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p>This bill allows otherwise eligible employees of a land management agency serving under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service to compete for a permanent appointment in the competitive service: (1) at such agency when the agency is accepting applications from individuals within the agency's workforce under merit promotion procedures, or (2) at any agency when the agency is accepting applications from individuals outside its own workforce under its merit promotion procedures.</p> <p>A former employee of a land management agency who served under a time-limited appointment and who otherwise meets applicable requirements shall be deemed a time-limited employee of the agency from which the former employee was most recently separated.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4906 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2016 Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Meadows ) 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 clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes.

1. Eligibility of employees in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency Section 9602 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking any land management agency or any other agency (as defined in section 101 of title 31) under the internal merit promotion procedures of the applicable agency and inserting such land management agency when such agency is accepting applications from individuals within the agency’s workforce under merit promotion procedures, or any agency, including a land management agency, when the agency is accepting applications from individuals outside its own workforce under the merit promotion procedures of the applicable agency ; and (2) in subsection (d) by inserting of the agency from which the former employee was most recently separated after deemed a time-limited employee .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 467 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4906 [Report No. 114–601] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2016 Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Meadows ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform May 31, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes.

1. Eligibility of employees in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency Section 9602 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking any land management agency or any other agency (as defined in section 101 of title 31) under the internal merit promotion procedures of the applicable agency and inserting such land management agency when such agency is accepting applications from individuals within the agency’s workforce under merit promotion procedures, or any agency, including a land management agency, when the agency is accepting applications from individuals outside its own workforce under the merit promotion procedures of the applicable agency ; and (2) in subsection (d) by inserting of the agency from which the former employee was most recently separated after deemed a time-limited employee .

May 31, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4906 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes.

1. Eligibility of employees in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency Section 9602 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking any land management agency or any other agency (as defined in section 101 of title 31) under the internal merit promotion procedures of the applicable agency and inserting such land management agency when such agency is accepting applications from individuals within the agency’s workforce under merit promotion procedures, or any agency, including a land management agency, when the agency is accepting applications from individuals outside its own workforce under the merit promotion procedures of the applicable agency ; and (2) in subsection (d) by inserting of the agency from which the former employee was most recently separated after deemed a time-limited employee .

Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: IB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4906 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes.

1. Eligibility of employees in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency Section 9602 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking any land management agency or any other agency (as defined in section 101 of title 31) under the internal merit promotion procedures of the applicable agency and inserting such land management agency when such agency is accepting applications from individuals within the agency’s workforce under merit promotion procedures, or any agency, including a land management agency, when the agency is accepting applications from individuals outside its own workforce under the merit promotion procedures of the applicable agency ; and (2) in subsection (d) by inserting of the agency from which the former employee was most recently separated after deemed a time-limited employee .

Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.