[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3548 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3548

To amend title 5, United States Code, to exclude civilian personnel at 
      naval shipyards from the national security personnel system.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 20, 2003

 Mr. Dicks (for himself and Mr. Inslee) 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 exclude civilian personnel at 
      naval shipyards from the national security personnel system.

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

SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF CIVILIAN PERSONNEL AT NAVAL SHIPYARDS FROM THE 
              NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Section 9902(c) of title 5, United States Code, as 
added by section 1101 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2004, is amended by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the 
following new subparagraph:
                    ``(K) shipyards owned by the United States and 
                under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section 9902(c) is further 
amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Defense 
        Laboratories.--'' and inserting ``Defense Laboratories and 
        Naval Shipyards.--'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or naval shipyards'' after 
                ``laboratory''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``shall apply'' the 
                following: ``(A) to naval shipyards on or after October 
                1, 2008; and (B) to laboratories''; and
            (3) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and naval shipyards'' after 
                ``laboratories'';
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (I); and
                    (C) by striking the period at the end of 
                subparagraph (J) and inserting ``; and''.
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