[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1865 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1865

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 26, 2017

  Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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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, under 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.
    (b) Expiration.--The authority under subsection (a) shall expire 
270 days after the date of enactment of this section.
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