Bill > HR3094

This bill, known as the PREP Act (Probationary Reduction for Employee Protections Act), aims to reduce the probationary periods for federal employees during their initial appointments across different service categories. For employees who previously worked in the civil service within the executive branch, the probationary period would be shortened to 6 months in the competitive service, excepted service, and Senior Executive Service (SES). For new federal employees without prior executive branch civil service experience, the probationary period would be set at 12 months. The bill specifically amends various sections of Title 5 of the United States Code to implement these changes, including modifications to regulations governing competitive service, excepted service, and the Senior Executive Service. Additionally, the bill includes a technical amendment related to the Internal Revenue Service's employment provisions. By reducing probationary periods, the bill seeks to provide more clarity and potentially faster job security for new federal employees, while maintaining slightly different timelines based on an individual's prior government service experience.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3094/all-info