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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 132 of 217 Section 8. Applications under this Article will remain active for a period of fifteen (15) months from the date of final determination at the originating Service Area/AFSIAG. After fifteen (15) months, the application and all associated documentati on will be properly discarded. Section 9. The express terms of this Article apply between the Air Traffic Controllers, Traffic Management Coordinators/Specialists, and NOTAM Specialists bargaining units and separately and distinctly to the FSS bargaining unit. ARTICLE 100 PRIORITY CONSIDERATION Section 1. Priority consideration means the bona fide consideration given to an employee by the selecting official before any other candidates are referred for the position to be filled. The employee is not to be considered in competition with other candidates and is not to be compared with other candidates. ARTICLE 101 FAA REFORM Section 1. The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) Personnel Management System is exempt from all of Title 5 of the United St ates Code (USC) except for the following: • Section 2302(b), relating to whistleblower protection; • Sections 3308 - 3320, relating to veterans' preference; • Chapter 71, relating to labor - management relations; • Section 7204, relating to antidiscrimination; • Chapter 73, relating to suitability, security and conduct; • Chapter 81, relating to compensation for work injury; and • Chapters 83 - 85, 87 and 89, relating to retirement, unemployment compensation and insurance coverage. Section 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1, the FAA continues to be subject to the following portions of Title 5 in that they are not part of the Personnel Management System: • 5 USC Chapter 3 (Powers); • 5 USC Chapter 5 (Administrative Procedure); • 5 USC Chapter 15 (Political Activity of Cert ain State and Local Employees); and • 5 USC Chapter 91 (Access to Criminal History Records for National Security Purposes). Section 3. The FAA's Personnel Management System is covered by the non - personnel management provisions of Title 5 and those portions o f Title 5 that specifically apply to the Secretary or the Administrator including:

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