II 109th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2797 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 12, 2006 Ms. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To provide competitive status to certain Federal employees in the State of Alaska.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Thomas P. O’Hara Public Land Career Opportunity Act of 2006.

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Competitive status for certain Federal employees in the State of Alaska

Section 1308 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3198) is amended— (1)by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and (2)by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c)

Competitive Status

An individual appointed to a permanent position under subsection (a) shall be converted to competitive status after— (1)if the appointment is full time, the completion of 2 years of competitive and satisfactory full time service; or (2)if the appointment is less than full time, the period that is equivalent to 2 years of competitive and satisfactory full time service. .