Sec. 212. Expansion of emergency hiring authorities for Department of Veterans Affairs
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Section 7405 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (c)— in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking A temporary and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (5), a temporary ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: During a public health emergency, national emergency, domestic emergency, or other emergency as determined by the Secretary, appointments under paragraph
(2)may be extended by the Secretary for additional one-year periods. ; and by adding at the end the following: If the Secretary declares an emergency or crisis of veteran care or other operational impediment that the Secretary determines will cause significant disruption to veteran care or the Secretary identifies a significant need to employ personnel on a temporary basis in response to a national emergency declared under any provision of law, the Secretary may employ personnel under subsection (a)(1) to support the emergency, crisis, or impediment. The Secretary shall submit to Congress in writing any declaration or identification made by the Secretary under paragraph (1), which shall include an identification of the approximate end date of the emergency, crisis, or impediment. The authority to employ personnel under this subsection shall continue throughout the period covered by the declaration concerned. Personnel in positions of a confidential or policy-determining character are excluded from employment under this subsection. .