[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 302 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 302


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 19, 2022

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
 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 of 
2021'' or the ``PPSA Act of 2021''.

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).

            Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 2022.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.