A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the maximum time a person may serve as an acting officer.

Bill: 115-s-1802
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2017-09-13
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2017-09-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-09-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill amends the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 to increase from 210 to 365 the maximum number of days an individual may serve as an acting officer in a presidentially appointed position requiring Senate confirmation. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1802 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 13, 2017 Mr. Gardner introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the maximum time a person may serve as an acting officer.

1. Time limitation Section 3346 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 210 each place that term appears and inserting 365 .