H.R. 4598 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4598 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2014 Mr. Garcia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To provide the heads of agencies with direct-hire authority to appoint qualified candidates to positions relating to information technology, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Top Tech for USA Act of 2014. 2. Direct-hire authority for positions relating to information technology (a) Authority Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation, the head of an agency may exercise direct-hire authority to appoint qualified candidates to positions relating to information technology, including web or digital systems design and development. (b) Termination of authority The direct-hire authority described in subsection (a) shall terminate 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Agency The term agency has the meaning given Executive agency in section 105 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Direct-hire authority The term direct-hire authority means the authority described in section 3304(a)(3) of such title.