EPA Special Hiring Authority Transparency Act

Bill: 115-s-2869
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2018-05-16
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Employee hiring

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Water quality

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2018-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-05-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>EPA Special Hiring Authority Transparency Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Amendments of 1977 to revise the special hiring authority given to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to appoint up to 30 personnel for positions without regard to the civil service laws. This bill requires the Administrator to notify Congress within 30 days of appointment of personnel under the special hiring authority. The notification must include the appointee's name, title, salary, and a detailed justification explaining why the Administrator determined the appointment was necessary.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2869 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 16, 2018 Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mr. Carper ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Safe Drinking Water Amendments of 1977 to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report certain hiring to carry out the Safe Drinking Water Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the EPA Special Hiring Authority Transparency Act . 2. Requirement to report hiring to carry out the Safe Drinking Water Act Section 11(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Amendments of 1977 ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–10 ) is amended— (1) by striking (b) To the extent and inserting the following: (b) Appointment of personnel (1) In general To the extent ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Reporting of hiring required (A) In general Not later than 30 days after an appointment is made under this subsection, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide notification of the appointment to— (i) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; (ii) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; (iii) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and (iv) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives. (B) Notification requirements The notification required under subparagraph (A) shall include the following information about the appointment that was made under this subsection: (i) The name of the appointee. (ii) The title of the appointee. (iii) The salary of the appointee. (iv) A detailed justification explaining why the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency deemed the appointment necessary to appropriately discharge the functions of the Administrator under the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.) and other provisions of law. .