[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1470 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1470

To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the probationary period 
    applicable to appointments in the civil service, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 8, 2011

 Mr. Ross of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred 
          to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the probationary period 
    applicable to appointments in the civil service, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PROBATIONARY PERIODS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3321 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``The President'' and 
        inserting ``Subject to subsections (c) through (e), the 
        President'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (f); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) The length of a probationary period under paragraph (1) or 
(2) of subsection (a), established by rule, regulation, or other action 
of the President, shall be not less than 2 years.
    ``(d)(1) For purposes of any probationary period (as described in 
subsection (a)(1)), an employee who is transferred, promoted, demoted, 
reassigned, or otherwise appointed to a new position, whether before or 
after completing a probationary period (as so described) in a previous 
position and whether or not in the same agency, shall be required to 
satisfy the probationary period (as so described) which applies to the 
new position.
    ``(2) An employee shall not, for purposes of this subsection, 
receive credit for any probationary period completed, or for any 
service performed toward completing a probationary period, in any other 
position.
    ``(e) The head of each agency shall, in the administration of this 
section, take appropriate measures to ensure that--
            ``(1) any announcement of a vacant position within such 
        agency and any offer of appointment made to any individual with 
        respect to any such position shall clearly state the terms and 
        conditions of the probationary period applicable to such 
        position;
            ``(2) any individual who is required to complete a 
        probationary period under this section shall receive timely 
        notice of the performance and other requirements which must be 
        met in order to successfully complete the probationary period; 
        and
            ``(3) upon successful completion of a probationary period 
        under this section, certification to that effect shall be made, 
        supported by a brief statement of the basis for that 
        certification, in such form and manner as the President may by 
        regulation prescribe.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 3321(f) of 
title 5, United States Code (as so redesignated by subsection (a)(2)), 
is amended by striking ``Subsections (a) and (b) of this section'' and 
inserting ``This section''.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section--
            (1) shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment 
        of this Act; and
            (2) shall apply in the case of any appointment (as referred 
        to in section 3321(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code) and 
        any initial appointment (as referred to in section 3321(a)(2) 
        of such title 5) taking effect on or after the date on which 
        this section takes effect.

SEC. 2. APPEALS FROM ADVERSE ACTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 7501(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``1 year'' the first place it appears and 
        inserting ``not less than 2 years''; and
            (2) by striking ``1 year'' the second place it appears and 
        inserting ``2 years''.
    (b) Preference Eligible.--Section 7511(a)(1) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``1 year'' the 
        first place it appears and inserting ``not less than 2 years'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``1 year'' and 
        inserting ``not less than 2 years''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ``2 years'' in the 
        first place it appears and inserting ``not less than 2 years''.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section--
            (1) shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment 
        of this Act; and
            (2) shall apply in the case of any individual whose period 
        of continuous service (as referred to in the provision of law 
        amended by paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b), as 
        the case may be) commences on or after the date on which this 
        section takes effect.
                                 <all>