IIB
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 302
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 19, 2022
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Preventing a Patronage System Act of 2021
or the PPSA Act of 2021
.
Limitations on exception of competitive service positions
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—
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
under the terms and conditions under part 6 of such title as in effect on such date.
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.
Cheryl L. Johnson,
Clerk.