,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hebf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bg1 #bjbb,mr4  
,c>t] ( ,l\isiana 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,gim5ez1 & ,mr4 ,neguse7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure1 & 9 addition to !       
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,public ,works & ,economic ,developm5t
 ,act ( #aife to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,comm]ce to e/abli% an ,(fice ( ,disa/] 
,recov]y1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,(fice (
 ,disa/] ,recov]y ,act4  #b4 ,disa/]    
recov]y (fice  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,v ( 
! ,public ,works & ,economic ,developm5t
 ,act ( #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #caia et   
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  #ejh4 ,disa/] ,recov]y ,(fice  
7a7 ,disa/] recov]y (fice ,! ,secret>y  

%all e/abli% an ,(fice ( ,disa/]        
,recov]y to direct & implem5t !         
,economic ,developm5t ,adm9i/ration's   
po/-disa/] economic recov]y             
responsibilities pursuant to sections   
#bji7;c77#b7 & 7e7 & #gjc1 economic     
recov]y support function activities z   
direct$ "u ! ,national ,disa/] ,recov]y 
,framework1 & z necess>y to adm9i/]     
disa/] appropriations made available =  
su* purposes4  7b7 ,appo9tm5t &         
comp5sation  7#a7 ,appo9tm5t ,!         
,secret>y is au?oriz$ to appo9t su*     
tempor>y p]sonnel z may be necess>y to  
implem5t po/-disa/] economic recov]y    
responsibilities1 )\t reg>d to !        
provisions ( sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #cc (  
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 gov]n+   
appo9tm5ts 9 ! competitive s]vice &     
comp5sation ( p]sonnel4  7#b7 ,conv]sion
 ( employees ,not)/&+ *apt] #cc ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or any o!r     
provision ( law relat+ to ! exam9ation1 
c]tification1 & appo9tm5t ( individuals 
9 ! competitive s]vice1 ! ,secret>y is  

au?oriz$ to conv]t a tempor>y employee  
appo9t$ "u ?is subsection to a p]man5t  
appo9tm5t 9 ! competitive s]vice 9 !    
,economic ,developm5t ,adm9i/ration "u  
m]it promotion proc$ures if-- 7,a7 !    
employee has s]v$ cont9u\sly = at lea/  
#b ye>s "u "o or m appo9tm5ts "u ?is    
subsection2 &  7,b7 ! employee's        
p]=mance has be5 at an acceptable level 
( p]=mance ?r\gh\t ! p]iod or p]iods    
ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7#c7     
,comp5sation ,an individual conv]t$ "u  
?is subsection %all become a            
c>e]-conditional employee1 unless !     
employee has already complet$ ! s]vice  
requirem5ts = c>e] t5ure4  4  7b7       
,grants = economic adju/m5t ,section    
#bji ( ! ,public ,works & ,economic     
,developm5t ,act ( #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cadi7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7f7 ,f$]al %>e = disa/] recov]y
 ,9 ! case ( a grant provid$ "u ?is     
section = a project = economic recov]y 9
 response to a major disa/] or em]g5cy  
decl>$ "u ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]   

,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq471 ! ,secret>y   
%all increase ! ,f$]al %>e to #ajj p]c5t
 ( ! co/ ( ! project4  4  7c7           
,au?orization ( appropriations = disa/] 
economic recov]y activities ,section    
#gjc ( ! ,public ,works & ,economic     
,developm5t ,act ( #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cbcc7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7c7 ,special rule = ,f$]al %>e 
( disa/] recov]y ,! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ (
 a project = economic recov]y 9 response
 to a major disa/] or em]g5cy decl>$ "u 
! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &   
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eaba et seq47 fund$ ) am\nts made      
available "u subsection 7a7 %all be #ajj
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