Sec. 202. Hiring authorities
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It is the sense of Congress that— the Department should possess hiring authorities to enable recruitment of individuals representative of the nation with special skills needed to address 21st century diplomacy challenges; and the Secretary shall conduct a survey of hiring authorities held by the Department to identify— hiring authorities already authorized by Congress; others authorities granted through Presidential decree or executive order; and any authorities needed to enable recruitment of individuals with the special skills described in paragraph (1).
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes a description of all existing hiring authorities and legislative proposals on any new needed authorities. For an initial period of not more than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary may appoint, without regard to the provisions of sections 3309 through 3318 of title 5, United States Code, candidates directly to positions in the competitive service at the Department, as defined in section 2102 of that title, in the following occupational series: 1560 Data Science, 2210 Information Technology Management, and 0201 Human Resources Management.