; and . (b) Appraisal system requirements Section 4314(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the semicolon the following: or, as warranted, from the civil service ; and (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting before the period at the end the following: or, as warranted, from the civil service . (c) Suspension for 14 days or less Paragraph (1) of section 7501 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) employee means— (A) an individual in the competitive service who is not serving a probationary period or trial period under an initial appointment or, except as provided in section 1599e of title 10, who has completed 1 year of current continuous employment in the same or similar positions under other than a temporary appointment limited to 1 year or less; or (B) a career appointee in the Senior Executive Service who— (i) has completed the probationary period prescribed under section 3393(d); or (ii) was covered by the provisions of subchapter II of this chapter immediately before appointment to the Senior Executive Service; and . (d) Modification of cause and procedure for suspension and termination Section 7543 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting the following: (a) Under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management, an agency may take an action covered by this subchapter against an employee only for such cause as would promote the efficiency of the service. (b) An employee against whom an action covered by this subchapter is proposed is entitled to— (1) written notice 15 business days in advance, unless there is reasonable cause to believe the employee has committed a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment can be imposed, stating specific reasons for the proposed action, and including a file containing all the evidence in support of the proposed action