[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5406 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5406

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for rank awards for 
                    certain senior career employees.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 5, 2000

   Mr. Wolf introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for rank awards for 
                    certain senior career employees.

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

SECTION 1. RANK AWARDS FOR CERTAIN SENIOR CAREER EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--Title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 4507 the following:
``Sec. 4507a. Awarding of ranks to other senior career employees
    ``(a) For the purpose of this section, the term `senior career 
employee' means an individual appointed to a position classified above 
GS-15 and paid under section 5376 who is not serving--
            ``(1) under a time-limited appointment; or
            ``(2) in a position that is excepted from the competitive 
        service because of its confidential or policy-making character.
    ``(b) Each agency employing senior career employees shall submit 
annually to the Office of Personnel Management recommendations of 
senior career employees in the agency to be awarded the rank of 
Meritorious Senior Professional or Distinguished Senior Professional, 
which may be awarded by the President for sustained accomplishment or 
sustained extraordinary accomplishment, respectively.
    ``(c) The recommendations shall be made, reviewed, and awarded 
under the same terms and conditions (to the extent determined by the 
Office of Personnel Management) that apply to rank awards for members 
of the Senior Executive Service under section 4507.''.
    (b) Regulations.--Section 4506 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``the agency awards program'' and inserting ``the 
awards programs''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 45 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 4507 the following:

``4507a. Awarding of ranks to other senior career employees.''.
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