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        <title>S. 1887, Direct Hire of Students and Recent Graduates Act of 2017</title>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Direct Hire of Students and Recent Graduates Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes expedited hiring for positions in the competitive service.</p> <p>Federal agencies may appoint recent college graduates or college graduates who were recently discharged from the uniformed service to&nbsp;positions in the competitive service at the GS-11 level or below. <br /></p> <p>Additionally, federal agencies may make time-limited appointments of college students to&nbsp;positions in the competitive service at the GS-11 level or below. The student may be converted from a time-limited appointment to a permanent appointment, without competition, if the student: (1) has completed the course of study leading to a baccalaureate or graduate degree, and (2) has completed not less than 640 hours of current continuous employment.</p>]]></text>
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