(1) A former career appointee shall be reinstated, without regard to section
3393 (b) and (c) of this title, to any vacant Senior Executive Service position in an agency for which the appointee is qualified if
(A) the individual was a career appointee on May 31, 1981;
(B) the appointee was removed from the Senior Executive Service under section
3595 of this title before October 1, 1984, due to a reduction in force in that agency;
(C) before the removal occurred, the appointee successfully completed the probationary period established under section
3393 (d) of this title; and
(D) the appointee applies for that vacant position within one year after the Office receives certification regarding that appointee pursuant to section
3595 (b)(3)(B) of this title.
(2) A career appointee is entitled to appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board under section
7701 of this title any determination by the agency that the appointee is not qualified for a position for which the appointee applies under paragraph (1) of this subsection.