Sec. 4. Extension of service limits for seasonal hires
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In this section— the term covered Secretary means— the Secretary of the Interior; and the Secretary of Agriculture; the term Director means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management; and the term pilot program means the pilot program established under subsection (b). The Director shall establish a pilot program for seasonal or temporary Federal employees, the duties of which primarily involve being a firefighter. Under the pilot program, each covered Secretary may expand a service year limitation to enable a seasonal firefighter to be employed for a period that exceeds 1,040 hours in a given year if the covered Secretary determines the expansion to be necessary to stage fire crews earlier or later in a year to accommodate longer fire seasons.
The Director, in cooperation with each covered Secretary, shall establish standards and guidelines for the pilot program. Not later than 2 years after the date on which the pilot program is established, the Director shall submit a report that describes the use and impact of the pilot program to— the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives.
The pilot program shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date on which the pilot program is established.