,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #af1       
#bjag,mr4 ,bilirakis 7for himself1 ,ms4 
,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,olson1 and   
,mr4 ,gene ,green of ,texas7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce1 and in addition to the       
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform1 for a period to be            
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide temporary direct 
hire authority for certain emergency    
response positions4  #a4 ,direct hire   
authority for certain emergency response
 positions  7a7 ,in general ,as the     
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services determines necessary to       
respond to a critical hiring need for   
emergency response positions1 after     
providing public notice and without     

regard to the provisions of sections    
#ccji through #ccah of title #e1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 such ,secretary may     
appoint candidates directly to the      
following positions3  7#a7 ,intermittent
 disaster-response personnel in the     
,national ,disaster ,medical ,system1   
pursuant to section #bhab of the ,public
 ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#cjj;hh-#aa74  7#b7 ,not more than #aej 
positions in the ,office of the         
,assistant ,secretary for ,preparedness 
and ,response within the ,department of 
,health and ,human ,services for        
purposes of public health and medical   
emergency support4  7b7 ,expiration ,the
 authority under subsection 7a7 shall   
expire #bgj days after the date of      
enactment of this section4