; and (2) in paragraph (2), in the first sentence, by inserting or in accordance with the exception specified in paragraph (1), before shall be fined . 6. Codification of certain Executive order relating to existing noncompetitive eligibility Federal hiring status for returning volunteers The Peace Corps Act is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 26 through 28 ( 22 U.S.C. 2522 , 2523, and 2501 note) as sections 27 through 29; and (2) by inserting after section 25 the following new section: 26. Codification of certain Executive order relating to existing noncompetitive eligibility Federal hiring status for returning volunteers (a) Executive Order 11103 (28 Fed. Reg. 3571; Apr. 10, 1963), as amended by Executive Order 12107 (44 Fed. Reg. 1055; Dec. 28, 1978), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this section, shall remain in effect and have the full force and effect of law, consistent with subsection (b). (b) (1) The period of eligibility for noncompetitive appointment to the civil service provided to an individual by operation of subsection (a), including any individual who is so eligible on the date of enactment of this section, shall be extended by the total number of days that, during such period— (A) a hiring freeze for civilian employees of the executive branch is in effect by order of the President with respect to any Executive agency at which the individual has applied for employment; (B) there is a lapse in appropriations with respect to any Executive agency at which the individual has applied for employment