113 HR 4598 IH: Top Tech for USA Act of 2014 U.S. House of Representatives 2014-05-07 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4598 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2014 Mr. Garcia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To provide the heads of agencies with direct-hire authority to appoint qualified candidates to positions relating to information technology, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Top Tech for USA Act of 2014.

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Direct-hire authority for positions relating to information technology

(a)

Authority

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation, the head of an agency may exercise direct-hire authority to appoint qualified candidates to positions relating to information technology, including web or digital systems design and development. (b)

Termination of authority

The direct-hire authority described in subsection (a) shall terminate 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act. (c)

Definitions

In this section: (1)

Agency

The term agency has the meaning given Executive agency in section 105 of title 5, United States Code. (2)

Direct-hire authority

The term direct-hire authority means the authority described in section 3304(a)(3) of such title.