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Title XI: Civilian Personnel

Sec. 1121Prohibition on carrying out hiring freeze, reduction in force, or hiring delay without cause at public shipyards of Department of Defense

TL;DR

Authorizes FY2027 appropriations for the Department of Defense may be used to—(1)carry out a hiring freeze at a public shipyard of the Department;(2)carry out a reduction in force at a public shipyard of the Department; or(3)delay without cause the filling of a vacant Federal civilian employee position at a public shipyard of the Department.

Statutory text

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Defense may be used to—(1)carry out a hiring freeze at a public shipyard of the Department;(2)carry out a reduction in force at a public shipyard of the Department; or(3)delay without cause the filling of a vacant Federal civilian employee position at a public shipyard of the Department.