To amend title 5, United States Code, to grant appeal rights to members of the excepted service affected by adverse personnel actions, and for other purposes.
Civil Service Due Process Amendments - Makes certain employees in the excepted service (civilian positions in the executive branch specifically excepted from civil service requirements) subject to adverse personnel action provisions respecting removal, suspension for more than 14 days, reduction in grade or pay, or furlough for 30 days or less. Allow such employees to appeal a reduction in grade or a removal to the Merit System Protection Board.
Excludes the following persons from such provisions: (1) persons in positions excepted by the President; (2) presidential appointees; (3) retirees receiving an annuity from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund or the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (4) National Guard technicians; (5) members of the Foreign Service; (6) employees of the Central Intelligence Agency, the General Accounting Office, or the Veterans Health Services and Research Administration; (7) employees in the U.S. Postal Service, the Postal Rate Commission, the Panama Canal Commission, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Security Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, or an intelligence activity of a military department covered under provisions regarding management of civilian intelligence personnel of the military departments; and (8) aliens and noncitizens of the United States occupying positions outside the United States.
Prohibits an individual's status under any retirement system from being taken into account in determining the appealability to the Merit Systems Protection Board of any case involving a removal from service.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Glenn with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 547.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Amendment SP 2436 proposed by Senator Boren for Senator Pryor.
Amendment SP 2436 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Voice Vote.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mr. Sawyer asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.
Enacted as Public Law 101-376
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Measure Signed in Senate.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 101-376.
Became Public Law No: 101-376.