S-2918 : Still Just a Bill

This bill allows otherwise eligible employees of a land management agency serving under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service to compete for a permanent appointment in the competitive service: (1) at that agency when the agency is accepting applications from individuals within the agency's workforce under merit promotion procedures, or (2) at any agency when the agency is accepting applications from individuals outside its own workforce under its merit promotion procedures.

A former employee of a land management agency who served under a time-limited appointment and who otherwise meets applicable requirements shall be deemed a time-limited employee of the agency from which the former employee was most recently separated.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2016-05-10IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Senate
2016-05-10IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Government Operations and Politics
See Subjects
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Department of the Interior
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Temporary and part-time employment

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