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<item congress="114" measure-type="hr" measure-number="3823" measure-id="id114hr3823" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2015-10-23" update-date="2016-02-08">
<title>To provide for direct hire authority for positions in the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and for other purposes.</title>
<summary summary-id="id114hr3823v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2016-02-08">
<action-date>2015-10-23</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This bill authorizes the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, until December 31, 2017, to appoint qualified candidates to positions that would likely allow increased activities relating to pipeline safety without regard to federal examination, selection, and placement provisions.</p> <p> The Administration shall submit to Congress a report annually through 2017 on its efforts to hire women, minorities, and veterans as inspectors since January 1, 2012.</p>]]></summary-text>
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