,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #i1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,shreve 7for himself and ,ms4 
,kamlager-,dove7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 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     
authorize the ,under ,secretary of      
,commerce for ,industry and ,security to
 appoint certain personnel in order to  
attract highly qualified experts1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,bis    
,strategic ,talent ,recruitment to      
,enhance ,national ,guardrails for      
,technological ,handling ,act or the    
,,bis ,,strength ,act4  #b4 ,attracting 
highly qualified experts to ,bureau of  

,industry and ,security  7a7 ,in general
 ,the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce for
 ,industry and ,security1 in order to   
attract to the ,bureau of ,industry and 
,security highly qualified experts in   
needed occupations 7as determined by the
 ,under ,secretary71 may--  7#a7 conduct
 an annual study to identify specific   
gaps in expertise at the ,bureau that   
have been difficult to fill through the 
civil service and constrain the         
,bureau's ability to effectively fulfil 
the ,bureau's mandate2  7#b7            
notwithstanding any provision of section
 #ccjd or sections #ccji through #ccah  
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1     
appoint personnel from outside the civil
 service 7as defined in section #baja of
 title #e1 ,united ,states ,code7 that  
have the expertise identified pursuant  
to paragraph 7#a7 to positions in the   
,bureau of ,industry and ,security2 and 
7#c7 prescribe the rates of basic pay   
for positions to which employees are    
appointed under paragraph 7#b7 at rates 

not in excess of the maximum rate of    
basic pay authorized for senior-level   
positions under section #ecgf of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 as increased 
by locality-based comparability payments
 under section #ecjd of that title1     
notwithstanding any provision of that   
title governing the rates of pay or     
classification of employees in the      
executive branch4  7b7 ,limitation on   
term of appointment  7#a7 ,in general   
,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71  
the service of an employee under an     
appointment made pursuant to this       
section may not exceed #e years4  7#b7  
,extensions ,the ,under ,secretary may1 
in the case of a particular employee1   
extend the period to which service is   
limited under paragraph 7#a7 by not more
 than one additional year if the ,under 
,secretary determines that such action  
is necessary to promote the national    
security or foreign policy of the       
,united ,states4  7c7 ,limitation on    
total annual compensation               

,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section or of section #ecjg of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 no     
additional payments may be paid to an   
employee under this section in any      
calendar year if1 or to the extent that1
 the total annual compensation of the   
employee will exceed the maximum amount 
of total annual compensation payable to 
the ,vice ,president under section #ajd 
of title #c1 ,united ,states ,code4  7d7
 ,limitation on number of highly        
qualified experts ,the number of highly 
qualified experts appointed and retained
 by the ,under ,secretary under         
subsection 7b77#a7 shall not exceed #be 
at any time4  7e7 ,report required  7#a7
 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
section1 and annually thereafter1 the   
,under ,secretary shall submit to the   
committees specified in paragraph 7#b7 a
 report that includes--  7,a7 a list of 
areas in which the ,under ,secretary has
 identified specific gaps in expertise  

pursuant to subsection 7a77#a72  7,b7   
the steps taken by the ,under ,secretary
 to appoint personnel with expertise in 
such areas from within the civil service
 during the period specified in         
paragraph 7#c72  7,c7 the number of     
individuals appointed to the ,bureau of 
,industry and ,security under the       
authority provided by this section      
during the period specified in paragraph
 7#c72  7,d7 a description of the       
qualifications of such individuals and  
their responsibilities during that      
period2 and  7,e7 a description of the  
impact of such individuals on carrying  
out the mission of the ,bureau of       
,industry and ,security4  7#b7          
,committees specified ,the committees   
specified in this paragraph are--  7,a7 
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate2     
7,b7 the ,committee on ,oversight and   
,government ,reform of the ,house of    
,representatives2 and  7,c7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  

,house of ,representatives4  7#c7       
,period specified ,the period specified 
in this paragraph is--  7,a7 in the case
 of the first report required by        
paragraph 7#a71 the #ahj-;day period    
preceding submission of the report2 and 
7,b7 in the case of any subsequent      
report required by paragraph 7#a71 the  
one-year period preceding submission of 
the report4  7f7 ,savings provisions ,in
 the event that the ,under ,secretary   
terminates the authority under this     
section1 in the case of an employee who1
 on the day before the termination of   
the authority1 is serving in a position 
pursuant to an appointment under this   
section-- 7#a7 the termination of the   
authority does not terminate the        
employee's employment in that position  
before the expiration of the lesser of--
  7,a7 the period for which the employee
 was appointed2 or  7,b7 the period to  
which the employee's service is limited 
under subsection 7c71 including any     
extension made under this section before

 the termination of the authority2 and  
7#b7 the rate of basic pay prescribed   
for the position under this section may 
not be reduced as long as the employee  
continues to serve in the position      
without a break in service4  7g7 ,rule  
of construction ,nothing in this section
 shall be construed to waive any        
requirement regarding background checks 
or qualifications of applicants to      
positions with the ,bureau of ,industry 
and ,security4  7h7 ,termination ,the   
authority provided by this section shall
 cease to be effective on the date that 
is #e years after the date of the       
enactment of this section4