[History of Bills, Volume 143 (1997)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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H.R. 1874--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide 
    that an individual serving in a position in the competitive or 
    excepted service, under an indefinite or temporary appointment, 
    who performs at least 2 years of service in such a position within 
    a 5-year period, and who passes a suitable noncompetitive 
    examination, shall be granted competitive status for purposes of 
    transfer or reassignment; to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight.


By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Jackson, 
and Mr. Tierney), H3796 [12JN]

  Cosponsors added, H4836 [26JN], H4913 [8JY], H6798 [3SE], H9614 
  [28OC]