[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2575]
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  SA 391. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. CRITERIA FOR GRANTING DIRECT-HIRE AUTHORITY TO 
                   AGENCIES.

       Section 3304(a)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``shortage of candidates'' and all that 
     follows through ``highly qualified candidates)'' and 
     inserting ``shortage of highly qualified candidates''.
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