ations Directorate, the Field Operations Directorate, 
and the Service Center Operations Directorate of 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for 
which— 
(A) public notice has been given; 
(B) the Secretary has determined that a 
critical hiring need exists; and 
(C) the Secretary has consulted with the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
regarding— 
(i) the positions for which the Sec-
retary plans to recruit; 
(ii) the quantity of candidates Sec-
retary is seeking; and 
(iii) the assessment and selection poli-
cies the Secretary plans to utilize. 
(2) DEFINITION OF CRITICAL HIRING NEED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘critical hiring need’’ 
means personnel necessary for the implementation of 
this Act and associated work. 
(3) REPORTING.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter for the following 4 years, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, in consultation with the Direc-
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tor of the Office of Personnel Management, shall 
submit to Congress a report that includes— 
(A) demographic data, including veteran 
status, regarding individuals hired pursuant to 
the authority under paragraph (1); 
(B) salary information of individuals hired 
pursuant to such authority; and 
(C) how the Department of Homeland Se-
curity exercised such authority consistently with 
merit system principles. 
(4) SUNSET.—The authority to make an ap-
pointment under this subsection shall terminate on 
the date that is 5 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) ICE DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security may appoint, without regard to the provi-
sions of sections 3309 through 3319 of title 5, 
United States Code, candidates needed for positions 
within Enforcement and Removal Operations of U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a depor-
tation officer or with duties exclusively relating to 
the Enforcement and Removal, Custody Operations, 
Alternatives to Detention, or Transportation and 
Removal program for which— 
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(A) public notice has been given; 
(B) the Secretary has determined that a 
critical hiring need exists; and 
(C) the Secretary has consulted with the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
regarding— 
(i) the positions for which the Sec-
retary plans to recruit; 
(ii) the quantity of candidates the 
Secretary is seeking; and 
(iii) the assessment and selection poli-
cies the Secretary plans to utilize. 
(2) DEFINITION OF CRITICAL HIRING NEED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘critical hiring need’’ 
means personnel necessary for the implementation of 
this Act and associated work. 
(3) REPORTING.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter for the following 4 years, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, in consultation with the Direc-
tor of the Office of Personnel Management, shall 
submit to Congress a report that includes— 
(A) demographic data, including veteran 
status, regarding individuals hired pursuant to 
the authority under paragraph (1); 
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(B) salary information of individuals hired 
pursuant to such authority; and 
(C) how the Department of Homeland Se-
curity exercised such authority consistently with 
merit system principles. 
(4) SUNSET.—The authority to make an ap-
pointment under this subsection shall terminate on 
the date that is 5 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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