An Act to provide for the acquisition of career status by certain temporary employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
PL 90-105 (S.1320), enacted 10/11/1967

81 STAT.] 
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SEC. 303. The Administrator shall report to the President and to the pr^sid'ent°and 
Confess the results of the study conducted pursuant to this title, in- congress. 
eluding such recommendations as he may deem appropriate for ad-
ministrative and legislative action, within one year after the date of 
enactment of this title. 
Approved October 11, 1967. 
Public Law 90-105 
AN ACT 
October 11, 1967 
To provide for the acquisition of career status by certain temporary employees 
[s. 1320] 
of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. 
Federal em-
ployees, career 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) subchapter 
I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting status 
immediately after section 3304 the following new section: 
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"§ 3304a. Competitive service; career appointment after 3 years* 
temporary service 
"(a) An individual serving in a position in the competitive service 
under an indefinite appointment or a temporary appointment pending 
establishment of a register (other than an individual serving under an 
overseas limited appointment, in the postal field service, or in GrS-16, 
GS-17, or GS-18) acquires competitive status and is entitled to have 
his appointment converted to a career appointment, without condition, 
when— 
" (1) he completes, without break in service of more than 30 
days, a total of at least 3 years of service in such a position; 
"(2) he passes a suitable noncompetitive examination; 
"(3) the appointing authority (A) recommends to the Civil 
Service Commission that the appointment of the individual be 
converted to a career appointment and (B) certifies to the Com-
mission that the work performance of the individual for the past 
12 months has been satisfactory; and 
"(4) he meets Commission qualification requirements for the 
position and is otherwise eligible for career appointment. 
"(b) The employing agency shall terminate the appointment of an 
individual serving in a position in the competitive service under an 
indefinite or temporary appointment described in subsection (a) of 
this section, not later than 90 days after he has completed the 3-year 
period referred to in subsection (a) (1) of this section, if, prior to the 
close of such 90-day period, such individual has not met the require-
ments and conditions of subparagraphs (2) to (4), inclusive, of sub-
section (a) of this section. 
"(c) In computing years of service under subsection (a)(1) of 
this section for an individual who leaves a position in the competitive 
service to enter the armed forces and is reemployed in such a position 
within 120 days after separation under honorable conditions, the 
period from the date he leaves his position to the date he is reemployed 
IS included. 
"(d) The Civil Service Commission may prescribe regulations 
necessary for the administration of this section." 
(b) The analysis of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding the following new item imme-
diately below item 3304: 
"3304a. Competitive service; career appointment after 3 years' temporary 
service." 
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The postal field 
service. 
74 Stat. 610. 
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nent personnel, 
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Effective 
dates. 
SEC. 2. (a) Chapter 43 of title 39, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting immediately after section 3302 the following new section: 
"§ 3303. Career appointment after 3 years' temporary service 
"(a) Subject to section 3302 of this title, an employee serving in a 
position in the competitive service in the postal field service under a 
temporary appointment without a definite time limitation (other than 
an employee serving in a position of postmaster or rural carrier) ac-
quires competitive status and is entitled to have his appointment con-
verted to a career appointment by the Postmaster General when— 
"(1) he completes at least 3 years of service in such a position 
during each of which he has been paid for at least 700 hours of 
work; 
"(2^ he passes a suitable noncompetitive examination; 
"(3) the appointing authority (A) recommends to the Civil 
Service Commission that the appointment be converted to a ca-
reer appointment and (B) certifies to the Commission that the 
work performance of the employee for the past 12 months has 
been satisfactory; and 
"(4) he meets Commission qualification requirements for the 
position and is otherwise eligible for career appointment. 
"(b) In computing years of service under subsection (a) (1) of this 
section for an individual who leaves a position in the competitive 
service in the postal field service to enter the armed forces and is 
reemployed in such a position within 120 days after separation under 
honorable conditions, the period from the date he leaves his position 
to the date he is reemployed is included. 
"(c) The Civil Service Commission may prescribe regulations neces-
sary for the administration of this section." 
(b) The analysis of chapter 43 of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended by adding immediately below item 3302 the following new 
item: 
"3303. Career appointment^after 3 years' temporary service." 
SEC. 3. The first sentence of section 1310(a) of the Supplemental 
Appropriation Act, 1952, as amended (68 Stat. 1115), is amended 
to read as follows: 
"The Civil Service Commission and the heads of the executive 
departments, agencies, and corporations shall make full use of their 
authority to require that initial appointments to positions in and 
outside the competitive service shall be made on other than a perma-
nent basis in order to limit the number of permanent employees to 
that required for the efficiency of the Federal civil service: Provided^ 
That any position vacated by a permanent employee called to military 
service or transferred to a national defense agency shall not be filled 
except on a temporary or indefinite basis." 
SEC. 4. (a) This section and section 3 of this Act shall become 
effective on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the first section and 
section 2 of this Act shall become effective on the one hundred and 
twentieth day following the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) For the purposes of the application of section 3304a (b) of title 5, 
United States Code, as enacted by this Act, in the case of an indi-
vidual who, prior to the effective date prescribed by subsection (b) 
of this section, shall have completed the 3-year period referred to in 
such section 3304a (b), such individual shall be deemed to have com-
pleted such 3-year period on such effective date. 
Approved October 11, 1967.