II 109th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3960 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 27, 2006 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To provide for the competitive status for certain Internal Revenue Service employees.

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Competitive status for certain Internal Revenue Service employees

(a)

In General

If the Internal Revenue Service reduces the number of Estate and Gift Tax Attorney positions (GS–905) in the excepted service below the number of such positions authorized for fiscal year 2006, any employee described under subsection (b) shall acquire competitive status. (b)

Employees

An employee referred to under subsection (a) is any employee— (1)who is employed by the Internal Revenue Service in an Estate and Gift Tax Attorney position (GS–905) in the excepted service and would be separated from service as a result of a reduction under subsection (a); (2)who is not serving a probationary or trial period; (3)who has completed 1 year of current continuous service in that position; and (4)whose work performance for the past 12 months has been satisfactory. (c)

Effective date

This section shall apply to fiscal year 2007 and each fiscal year thereafter.