[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4598 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4598

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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                    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

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. 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.
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