,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bf1
 #bjag ,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,nelson1 and ,mr4 ,cornyn7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,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 under 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 ,response4  7b7       
,expiration ,the authority under        
subsection 7a7 shall expire #bgj days   
after the date of enactment of this     
section4