[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 118 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 118

 To make clear that an agency outside of the Department of Health and 
     Human Services may not designate, appoint, or employ special 
consultants, fellows, or other employees under subsection (f) or (g) of 
             section 207 of the Public Health Service Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2017

 Mr. Burgess introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To make clear that an agency outside of the Department of Health and 
     Human Services may not designate, appoint, or employ special 
consultants, fellows, or other employees under subsection (f) or (g) of 
             section 207 of the Public Health Service Act.

    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 ``Health and Human Services Hiree 
Clarification Act''.

SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT OF SPECIAL CONSULTANTS AND FELLOWS FOR THE PUBLIC 
              HEALTH SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Section 207(f) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 209(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
``This subsection and subsection (g) do not authorize the designation, 
appointment, or employment of any special consultant, fellow, or other 
employee by an agency outside of the Department of Health and Human 
Services.''.
    (b) Technical Corrections.--Section 207(h) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 209(h)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``subsection (f)'' and inserting 
        ``subsection (g)''; and
            (2) by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting 
        ``subsection (f)''.
    (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section apply with 
respect to special consultants, fellows, and other employees appointed 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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