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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 482 (Reported in Senate) — To strengthen the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, to combat international cybercrime, and to impose additional sa... · Sec. 212

Sec. 212. Enhanced hiring authority for Department of State

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In this section: The term agency has the meaning given the term in section 5721 of title 5, United States Code. The term appropriation includes funds made available by statute and under section 9104 of title 31, United States Code. The term Schedule A means positions other than those of a confidential or policy-determining character for which it is impracticable to examine, pursuant to section 213.3101 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulation. Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of State may procure the services of Schedule A employees in the amount and for the offices specified in paragraph
(2)for the purpose of hiring individuals with special qualifications, including prior work experience involving economic or financial sanctions, for the development and implementation of economic and financial sanctions. Using the authority provided under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State may procure the services of— not to exceed 5 Schedule A employees for the Office of Sanctions Coordination to be established pursuant to subsection
(h)of section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2651a ), as added by section 612; and not to exceed 15 Schedule A employees for the Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions component of the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (EB/TFS). Positions in the Senior Executive Service may not be filled using the authority provided under subsection (b). The Secretary of State shall ensure compliance with equal opportunity and other non-discrimination regulations of the United States Government in exercising the authority provided under subsection (b). The Secretary of State shall report to the Office of Personnel Management on an annual basis with respect to the number of Schedule A employees employed by the Department of State using the authority provided under subsection (b).
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