; or (B) appointed as a career appointee (as that term is defined in section 3132(a)(4) of title 5) within the Senior Executive Service at the Department; and (2) does not include any individual with a probationary period prescribed by section 7403 of this title. (c) Permanent hires Not later than 90 days before the expiration of a covered employee’s probationary period under subsection (a), the supervisor of the employee shall determine whether the appointment becomes final based on regulations prescribed for such purpose by the Secretary. . (2) Clerical and conforming amendments (A) Clerical The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter, as amended by section 2, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 717 the following new item: 719. Probationary period for employees. . (B) Conforming Title 5, United States Code, is amended— (i) in section 3321(c)— (I) by striking Service or and inserting Service, ; and (II) by inserting at the end before the period the following: , or any individual covered by section 719 of title 38 ; and (ii) in section 3393(d), by adding at the end after the period the following: The preceding sentence shall not apply to any individual covered by section 719 of title 38. . (b) Application Section 719 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), shall apply to any covered employee (as that term is defined in subsection (b) of such section 719, as so added) appointed after the date of the enactment of this Act.