Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 1.djvu/1200

 92 STAT. 1146

PUBLIC LAW 95-454—OCT. 13, 1978 (b)(1) The analysis of chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to section 3102 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "3102. Employment of reading assistants for blind employees and interpreting assistants for deaf employees.". (2) The heading for section 3102 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§3102. Employment of reading assistants for blind employees and interpreting assistants for deaf employees". (c) Section 410(b)(1) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by inserting after "open meetings)" a comma and "3102 (employment of reading assistants for blind employees and interpreting assistants for deaf employees),". PROBATIONARY PERIOD

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SFX. 303. (a) Section 3321 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§3321. Competitive service; probationary period "(a) The President may take such action, including the issuance of I'ules, regulations, and directives, as shall provide as nearly as conditions of good administration warrant for a period of probation— "(1) before an appointment in the competitive service becomes final; and "(2) before initial appointment as a supervisor or manager becomes final. "(b) An individual— "(1) who has been transferred, assigned, or promoted from a position to a supervisory or managerial position, and "(2) who does not satisfactorily complete the probationary period under subsection (a)(2) of this section, shall be returned to a position of no lower grade and pay than the position from which the individual was transferred, assigned, or promoted. Nothing in this section prohibits an agency from taking an action against an individual serving a probationary period under subsection (a)(2) of this section for cause unrelated to supervisory or managerial performance. "(c) Subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply with respect to appointments in the Senior Executive Service.". (b) The item in the analysis for chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "3321. Competitive service; probationary period.". TRAINING

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SEC. 304. Section 4103 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting " (a) " before "In order to increase" and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(b)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an agency may train any employee of the agency to prepare the employee for placement in another agency if the head of the agency determines that the employee will otherwise be separated under conditions which would entitle the employee to severance pay under section 5595 of this title. "(2) Before undertaking any training under this subsection, the head of the agency shall obtain verification from the Office of Person-

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