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I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5328 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2006 Ms. Millender-McDonald (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Wynn) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To grant certain Library of Congress employees the same competitive status for appointment granted to certain employees of the judicial branch, and to extend to displaced Library employees the same career-transition assistance extended to employees of the executive branch.

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Short Title

This Act may be cited as the Library of Congress Employee Transition Assistance Act of 2006.

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Appointments in Competitive Service

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of the Library of Congress who at any time prior to or after the date of the enactment of this Act has satisfactorily completed a probationary period with the Library under a nontemporary appointment acquires a competitive status for appointment to any position in the competitive service for which the employee possesses the required qualifications. An employee who acquires a competitive status under this section shall not be required to complete a probationary period upon appointment to a position in the competitive service.

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Special Selection Priority Under Career Transition Assistance Program

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Special Selection Priority Status

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a displaced Library of Congress employee shall be treated as an employee of an Executive Department, Government corporation, or independent establishment who is eligible for a special selection priority under the career transition assistance plans administered by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management under subpart F of part 330 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor program under which surplus and displaced Federal employees are given special selection priority for other positions in the Federal Government). (b)

Displaced Library of Congress Employee Defined

In this section, a displaced Library of Congress employee is an individual— (1)who is an employee of the Library of Congress or a former employee who was separated from employment with the Library of Congress not more than 90 days prior to the date of the enactment of this Act; (2)who has received a reduction-in-force notice of separation or a notice of proposed removal for declining a transfer of function or directed reassignment outside of the local commuting area, or who was separated or removed under any such notice; (3)whose appointment as an employee of the Library at the time of receiving the notice described in paragraph (2) or at the time of separation or removal as described in paragraph (2) (as the case may be) was without time limit; and (4)whose salary at the time of receiving the notice described in paragraph (2) or at the time of separation or removal as described in paragraph (2) (as the case may be) was at grade level GS–15 or below.