1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Preventing a Patronage System Act” or the “PPS Act”.
Preventing a Patronage System Act
A BILL
To impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes.
2. 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).