II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2169 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 18, 2019 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Mr. Peters , and Ms. Sinema ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend section 3116 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the applicability of the appointment limitations for students appointed under the expedited hiring authority for post-secondary students.

1. Clarification of limitation on expedited hiring authority for post-secondary students Section 3116(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the total number of students that the head of an agency may appoint under this section during a fiscal year may not exceed the number equal to 15 percent of the number of students that the agency head appointed during the previous fiscal year to a position at the GS–11 level, or an equivalent level, or below. .