,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aabd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ae1 #bjag,mr4    
,hat* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4     
,cornyn1 & ,ms4 ,klobu*>7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to grant ! ,director ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,m>%als ,s]vice au?ority to     
appo9t crim9al inve/igators 9 ! except$ 
s]vice4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,patrick ,t4 ,c>o!rs ,u4,s4 
,m>%als ,s]vice ,hir+ ,improvem5t ,act (
 #bjag4  #b4 ,unit$ ,/ates ,m>%als      
,s]vice except$ s]vice appo9tm5t        
au?ority  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #cg (     
title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #egj4      
,except$ s]vice appo9tm5t au?ority  7a7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is section1 ! t]ms      
competitive s]vice & except$ s]vice h ! 
mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 sections #bajb &  
#bajc1 respectively1 ( title #e4  7b7   
,au?ority ,! ,director may appo9t a     
qualifi$ c&idate to ! position ( deputy 

m>%al or crim9al inve/igator--  7#a7 9  
accordance ) ! /atutes1 rules1 &        
regulations gov]n+ appo9tm5ts "u ,s*$ule
 ,b ( ! except$ s]vice2 &  7#b7 not)/&+ 
any /atutes1 rules1 or regulations      
gov]n+ appo9tm5ts 9 ! competitive       
s]vice4  7c7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,!     
appo9tm5t ( a c&idate to a position "u !
 au?ority "u subsection 7b7 %all n be   
consid]$ to cause ! position to be      
conv]t$ f ! competitive s]vice to !     
except$ s]vice4  7d7 ,limit ,s]vice by  
an incumb5t 9 a position "u ! au?ority  
"u subsection 7b7 may n exce$ #d ye>s4  
7e7 ,noncompetitive conv]sion ,!        
,director may1 ^u satisfactory          
completion ( #c ye>s ( sub/antially     
cont9u\s s]vice by a qualifi$ incumb5t  
:o 0 appo9t$ to a position "u ! au?ority
 "u subsection 7b71 conv]t ! appo9tm5t (
 ! individual1 )\t competition1 to a    
c>e] or c>e]-conditional appo9tm5t4  4  
7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table 
( sections = *apt] #cg ( title #bh1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at

 ! end ! foll[+3  #egj4 ,except$ s]vice 
appo9tm5t au?ority4  4