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Title XI: Civilian Personnel

Sec. 1121 — Prohibition 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…

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.