[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 336 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 336

To convert certain excepted service positions in the United States Fire 
    Administration to competitive service positions, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 13, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To convert certain excepted service positions in the United States Fire 
    Administration to competitive service positions, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. CONVERSION OF CERTAIN EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITIONS IN THE 
              UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION TO COMPETITIVE SERVICE 
              POSITIONS.

    (a) In General.--No later than the date described under subsection 
(d)(1), the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall take such actions 
as necessary to convert each excepted service position established 
before the date of the enactment of this Act under section 7(c)(4) of 
the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 
2206(c)(4)) to a competitive service position.
    (b) Effect on Employees.--Any employee employed on the date of the 
enactment of this Act in an excepted service position converted under 
subsection (a)--
            (1) shall remain employed in the competitive service 
        position so converted without a break in service;
            (2) by reason of such conversion, shall have no--
                    (A) diminution of seniority;
                    (B) reduction of cumulative years of service; and
                    (C) requirement to serve an additional probationary 
                period applied; and
            (3) shall retain their standing and participation with 
        respect to chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code, 
        relating to Federal retirement.
    (c) Prospective Competitive Service Positions.--Section 7(c)(4) of 
the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 
2206(c)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) appoint faculty members to competitive service 
        positions and with respect to temporary and intermittent 
        services, to make appointments of consultants to the same 
        extent as is authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
        States Code;''.
    (d) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), 
        this Act shall take effect on the first day of the first pay 
        period, applicable to the positions described under subsection 
        (a), beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Administrative actions.--
                    (A) Conversion of positions.--The Director of the 
                Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Director of 
                the Office of Personnel Management shall take such 
                actions as directed under subsection (a) on and after 
                the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (B) New positions.--Subsection (c) shall take effect on the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
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