,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #deih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjad ,mr4  
,garcia introduced the following bill2  
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       
technology1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,top ,tech for ,,usa ,act of #bjad4
  #b4 ,direct-hire authority for        
positions relating to information       
technology  7a7 ,authority              
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 rule1 or regulation1 the head of an
 agency may exercise direct-hire        
authority to appoint qualified          
candidates to positions relating to     
information technology1 including web or
 digital systems design and development4
  7b7 ,termination of authority ,the    
direct-hire authority described in      

subsection 7a7 shall terminate #e years 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this        
section3  7#a7 ,agency ,the term agency 
has the meaning given ,executive agency 
in section #aje of title #e1 ,united    
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,direct-hire       
authority ,the term direct-hire         
authority means the authority described 
in section #ccjd7;a77#c7 of such title4