[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4430 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4430

   To provide temporary direct hire authority for certain emergency 
                          response positions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 2017

 Mr. Bilirakis (for himself, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Olson, and Mr. 
Gene Green of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
    to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
   Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide temporary direct hire authority for certain emergency 
                          response positions.

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

SECTION 1. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN EMERGENCY RESPONSE 
              POSITIONS.

    (a) In General.--As the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
determines necessary to respond to a critical hiring need for emergency 
response positions, after providing public notice and without regard to 
the provisions of sections 3309 through 3318 of title 5, United States 
Code, such Secretary may appoint candidates directly to the following 
positions:
            (1) Intermittent disaster-response personnel in the 
        National Disaster Medical System, pursuant to section 2812 of 
        the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh-11).
            (2) Not more than 150 positions in the Office of the 
        Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response within the 
        Department of Health and Human Services for purposes of public 
        health and medical emergency support.
    (b) Expiration.--The authority under subsection (a) shall expire 
270 days after the date of enactment of this section.
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