; or (B) appointed as a career appointee (as defined in section 3132(a) of title 5) within the Senior Executive Service at the Department; and (2) not an 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. (d) Application With respect to any individual described in subsection (b)(1)(A) and to whom this section applies, sections 7501(1) and 7511(a)(1)(A)(ii) of title 5 shall be applied to such individual by substituting completed 2 years for completed 1 year in each instance it appears. . (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: 718. 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 718 of title 38 ; (ii) in section 3393(d), by inserting at the end before the period the following: or section 718 of title 38 ; (iii) in sections 7501(1) and 7511(a)(1)(A)(ii), by inserting or section 718 of title 38 after title 10 in each instance it appears; and (iv) in section 7541(1)(A)— (I) by striking title or and inserting title, ; and (II) by inserting at the end before the semicolon the following: , or section 718 of title 38 . (b) Application Section 718 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, as so added) appointed after the date of the enactment of this Act.