,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ecgi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,august #g1 #bjbf,mr4 ,husted 7for himself and ,mr4 ,warner7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to provide the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce for ,industry and ,security with authority to attract highly qualified experts4 #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 ,appointment of 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 uncommon1 special knowledge1 skills1 and 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 ,bureau2 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 ,the service of an employee under an appointment made pursuant to subsection 7a7 may not exceed #e years4 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 appointed under subsection 7a7 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 employees ,the number of employees appointed and retained by the ,under ,secretary under subsection 7a7 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 ,act1 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 a description of 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 7,e7 a description of the impact of such individuals on carrying out the mission of the ,bureau of ,industry and ,security2 and 7,f7 an assessment of the long-term staffing needs of the ,bureau of ,industry and ,security pertaining to export controls1 including those needs identified in the course of carrying out this section4 7#b7 ,committees specified ,the committees specified in this paragraph are-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform and 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 #a-year period preceding submission of the report4 7f7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section shall be construed to waive any requirement regarding-- 7#a7 background investigations or qualifications of applicants to positions with the ,bureau of ,industry and ,security2 or 7#b7 compliance with applicable ,federal ethics and conflict-of-interest statutes and regulations4 7g7 ,termination 7#a7 ,in general ,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 7#b7 ,savings provisions ,in the case of an employee who1 on the day before the termination date under paragraph 7#a71 is serving in a position pursuant to an appointment under subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 the termination of the authority does not terminate the employee's employment in that position before the expiration of the lesser of-- 7i7 the period for which the employee was appointed2 or 7ii7 the period to which the employee's service is limited under subsection 7b71 including any extension made under paragraph 7#b7 of that subsection before the termination of the authority2 and 7,b7 the rate of basic pay prescribed for the position may not be reduced as long as the employee continues to serve in the position without a break in service4