[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4702 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4702

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 2, 2022

Mr. Kaine (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
Warner, and Mr. Padilla) introduced the following bill; which was read 
     twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                          Governmental Affairs

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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 of 
2022'' or the ``PPSA Act of 2022''.

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

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 5, United 
States Code, no position in the competitive service (as defined in 
section 2102 of that title) may be excepted from the competitive 
service unless that position is placed--
            (1) in any of 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 title 5, 
        Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on September 30, 
        2020.
    (b) Subsequent Transfers.--Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 5, 
United States Code, no position in the excepted service (as defined in 
section 2103 of that title) may be placed in any schedule other than a 
schedule described in subsection (a)(1).
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