[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 302 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 302

 To impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the 
              competitive service, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2021

Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following 
   bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the 
              competitive 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing a Patronage System Act'' 
or the ``PPSA Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON EXCEPTION OF COMPETITIVE SERVICE POSITIONS.

    (a) In General.--No position in the competitive service (as defined 
under section 2102 of title 5, United States Code) may be excepted from 
the competitive service unless such position is placed--
            (1) in any of the schedules A through E as described in 
        section 6.2 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, as in 
        effect on September 30, 2020; and
            (2) under the terms and conditions under part 6 of such 
        title as in effect on such date.
    (b) Subsequent Transfers.--No position in the excepted service (as 
defined under section 2103 of title 5, United States Code) may be 
placed in any schedule other than a schedule described in subsection 
(a)(1).
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