,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #aj1 #bjba,mr4   
,issa 7= himself & ,mr4 ,la,malfa7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 to provide direct hire au?ority 
to appo9t individuals to ,f$]al         
firefight+ & firefight+ support         
positions 9 ! ,=e/ ,s]vice or !         
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,direct ,hire ,to ,fight   
,fires4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !    
foll[+3 7#a7 ,vet]ans are an appreciat$ 
& s\ght aft] population = positions )9 !
 ,=e/ ,s]vice & 9 ! positions conta9$ 9 
?is ,act4  7#b7 ,vet]ans des]ve exp$it$ 
hir+ & employm5t4  7#c7 ,9 fiscal ye>   
#bjbj1 ! use ( ! ,fire ,direct ,hire    
,au?ority 7,,dha7 0 on av]age #ca days  
comp>$ to non-use ( ! ,fire ,,dha at #ea
 days & ov]all ,=e/ ,s]vice 7,,fs7 hir+ 
at #fe days4  7#d7 ,9 fiscal ye> #bjba1 

! use ( ! ,fire ,,dha 0 on av]age #dj   
days comp>$ to non-use ( ,fire ,,dha at 
#id days & ov]all ,,fs hir+ at #gc days4
  7#e7 ,9 fiscal ye> #bjbj1 ! numb] (   
days f au?orization to employee entry on
 duty av]ag$ #ee days ) ! use ( ! ,fire 
,,dha comp>$ to non-use ( ! ,fire ,,dha 
at #ajc days & ov]all ,,fs hir+ at #ib  
days4  7#f7 ,9 fiscal ye> #bjba1 ! numb]
 ( days f au?orization to employee entry
 on duty av]ag$ #eg days ) ! use ( !    
,fire ,,dha comp>$ to non-use ( ! ,fire 
,,dha at #aje days & ov]all ,,fs hir+ at
 #id days4  #c4 ,direct hire au?ority to
 appo9t individuals to ,f$]al firefight+
 & firefight+ support positions 9 ! ,=e/
 ,s]vice or ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #if ( title #e1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  #ifjc4 ,direct hire   
au?ority to appo9t individuals to ,f$]al
 firefight+ & firefight+ support        
positions 9 ,=e/ ,s]vice & ,dep>tm5t ( !
 ,int]ior  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (  
,agriculture & ! ,secret>y ( ,int]ior   

may appo9t1 )\t reg>d to ! provisions ( 
sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #cc 7o!r ?an        
sections #ccjc & #ccbh ( su* *apt]71    
qualifi$ c&idates to any position       
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 9 ! ,=e/      
,s]vice or ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior1    
respectively4  7b7 ,positions ,a        
position describ$ 9 ?is subsection is   
any ,f$]al wildl& & /ructural firefight+
 position1 or any position 9 support (  
su* firefight+ position1 )9 any ( !     
foll[+ occupational s]ies 7or any       
successor s]ies73 7#a7 ,=e/ry ,te*nician
 ,s]ies1 ,,gs-#jdfb4  7#b7 ,aircraft    
,op]ation ,s]ies1 ,,gs-#baha4  7#c7     
,miscellane\s ,adm9i/ration & ,program  
,s]ies1 ,,gs-#jcja4  7#d7 ,g5]al        
,natural ,res\rces ,managem5t &         
,biological ,sci5ces ,s]ies1 ,,gs-#jdja4
  7#e7 ,aviation ,managem5t ,speciali/  
,s]ies1 ,,gs-#baja4  7#f7 ,eng9e]+      
,equipm5t ,op]ator1 ,,wg-#egaf4  7#g7   
,dispat*+ ,s]ies1 ,,gs-#baea4  7#h7     
,equipm5t ,speciali/1 ,,gs-#afgj4  4    
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections

 = su* *apt] is am5d$ by add+ aft] !    
item relat+ to section #ifjb ! foll[+3  
#ifjc4 ,direct hire au?ority to appo9t  
individuals to ,f$]al firefight+ &      
firefight+ support positions 9 ,=e/     
,s]vice & ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior4  4