[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 990 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 990

  To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting Department of Defense 
civilian positions in facilities that perform depot maintenance or are 
designated as a center for industrial and technical excellence, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2017

 Mr. Cole (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Loebsack, 
  Mr. Kilmer, and Mr. Jones) introduced the following bill; which was 
      referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting Department of Defense 
civilian positions in facilities that perform depot maintenance or are 
designated as a center for industrial and technical excellence, 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. PROHIBITION ON HIRING FREEZE FROM AFFECTING DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE CIVILIAN POSITIONS AT CERTAIN FACILITIES.

    The memorandum titled ``Presidential Memorandum Regarding the 
Hiring Freeze'' published on January 23, 2017, or any other 
substantially similar memorandum, Executive order, or other action by 
the President to prevent a department or agency of the Federal 
Government from filling vacant Federal civilian employee positions or 
creating new such positions, shall have no force or effect with respect 
to any Department of Defense civilian position at, or in support of--
            (1) any facility at which depot-level maintenance and 
        repair (as that term is defined in section 2460 of title 10, 
        United States Code) is carried out; or
            (2) any facility designated under section 2474 of such 
        title as a center for industrial and technical excellence.
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