Federal HIRE Act

Bill: 117-hr-356
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2021-01-19
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Employee hiring

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Latest action: action_date: 2021-01-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Federal Hiring Improvement Reform and Enforcement Act or the Federal HIRE Act</b></p> <p>This bill provides direct-hire authority to federal agencies for purposes of filling positions in the competitive service for which there is a severe shortage of candidates, as determined by the agency.</p> <p>Direct-hire authority is an expedited hiring authority that currently may be issued by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to fill positions in the competitive service for which there is a critical hiring need or severe shortage of candidates. OPM may issue such authority to agencies upon written request or upon an independent assessment that there is a critical hiring need or severe shortage of candidates for specific positions.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 356 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 19, 2021 Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To provide greater flexibility to agencies to make appointments to positions for which there is a severe shortage of candidates, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Hiring Improvement Reform and Enforcement Act or the Federal HIRE Act . 2. Federal agency appointment flexibility (a) In general Chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3116 the following new section: 3117. Agency appointment flexibility (a) In general The head of an agency may, without regard to the provisions of section 3304 and sections 3309 through 3318, appoint a qualified individual to a position within the agency that is in the competitive service and for which the head of the agency determines that there is a severe shortage of candidates. (b) Rule of construction This provision shall not be construed as superseding or otherwise affecting any authority granted to the head of any agency under any other provision of law to make appointments without regard to a provision of chapter 33. (c) Agency defined The term agency has the meaning given such term under section 551. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item related to section 3116 the following item: 3117. Agency appointment flexibility. .