Recently hired officers

(a) Definition of recently appointed officer In this section, the term recently appointed officer means a Federal law enforcement officer who was appointed during the period beginning on January 20, 2025, and ending on the day before the effective date of this Act. (b) Temporary removal from law enforcement duties (1) Certification Not later than 30 days after the effective date of this Act, each Federal law enforcement agency that appointed a recently appointed officer shall certify that the recently appointed officer has met the requirements under sections 4 and 5. (2) Officers not certified In the case of a recently appointed officer who is not certified in accordance with paragraph (1), the Federal law enforcement agency employing the officer shall remove the officer from law enforcement duties and place the officer in administrative status or on paid leave for the period beginning on the day after the deadline under paragraph (1) and ending on the date on which the officer meets the requirements under sections 4 and 5. (c) Mandatory compliance A Federal law enforcement agency shall require a recently appointed officer, as a condition of continued employment in a law enforcement capacity, to— (1) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, meet the requirements under section 4; and (2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, to meet the requirements under section 5. (d) Failure To certify In the case of a recently appointed officer who fails to meet the requirements under section 4 or 5 by the applicable date specified under subsection (c) of this section, the Federal law enforcement agency employing the officer shall— (1) permanently remove the officer from law enforcement duties; and (2) subject the officer to separation from Federal service in accordance with applicable civil service laws.