H.R. 1517: To allow certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment for at least 2 years, and whose service is rated fully successful or higher throughout that time, to be converted to a permanent appointment in the competitive service.
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H.R. 1517: To allow certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment for at least 2 years, and whose service is rated fully successful or higher throughout that time, to be converted to a permanent appointment in the competitive service.
111th Congress · introduced 2009-03-16 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-252.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-03-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 972 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1517 (2009-12-15), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 111-252. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
To allow certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment for at least 2 years, and whose service is rated fully successful or higher throughout that time, to be converted to a permanent appointment in the competitive service.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on August 5, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to convert an employee serving under an overseas limited appointment for at least two years of current continuous service, whose service is rated at least fully successful throughout that time, to a permanent appointment in the competitive service. Directs the United States to: (1) indemnify and hold such individual whose appointment is converted harmless from any claim arising from any event, act, or omission that arises from the exercise of such individual's official duties; and (2) provide to such individual (including any dependents) services and monetary payments which are equivalent to those provided to other CBP employees in similar positions in the same country of assignment and for which such individual was not eligible by reason of such individual's overseas limited appointment. Directs the Commissioner to implement such a conversion in a manner that: (1) meets the operational needs of the CBP; and (2) is not disruptive to the employees affected. Provides that: (1) nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the pay of any individual for services performed before the date of his or her conversion; and (2) the authority of the Commissioner to convert an employee under this Act shall terminate two years after enactment.
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To allow certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment for at least 2 years, and whose service is rated fully successful or higher throughout that time, to be converted to a permanent appointment in the competitive service.
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Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] · 4 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1517, A bill to allow certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment for at least two years, and whose service is rated successful or higher throughout that time, to be converted (2009-12-03); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1517, A bill to allow certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment for at least two years, and whose service is rated successful or higher throughout that time, to be converted (2009-12-03); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1517, An act to allow certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment for at least two years, and whose service is rated successful or higher throughout that time, (2010-07-30); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1517, An act to allow certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment for at least two years, and whose service is rated successful or higher throughout that time, (2010-07-30)
Cosponsors on this site
Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 972 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1517 (2009-12-15): Passed
Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr1517.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr1517 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111