; and (2) by inserting after section 3396 the following: 3397. Transfer to General Schedule positions (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of any agency may transfer a covered individual to a position within the General Schedule (subchapter III of chapter 53). (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the requirements of section 3594, any covered individual transferred to a General Schedule position under subsection (a) shall, beginning on the date of such transfer, receive the annual rate of pay applicable to such position. (c) In this section, the term covered individual means an individual occupying a senior executive service position who is not an at-will employee (as determined under section 2 of the Promote Accountability and Government Efficiency Act). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections of subchapter VIII of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 3397 and inserting the following new item: 3397. Transfer to General Schedule positions. . 8. Limitation on official time and use of Government resources in carrying out union activities (a) In general Section 7131 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 7131. Limitation on official time (a) In carrying out any activities relating to the internal business of a labor organization (including the solicitation of membership, elections of labor organization officials, and collection of dues), an employee may not— (1) perform such activities unless such employee is in a non-duty status