§9049 — Title 15 Commerce and Trade | U.S. Code

§9049 Temporary hiring flexibility

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 116— - CORONAVIRUS ECONOMIC STABILIZATION (CARES ACT) › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - ECONOMIC STABILIZATION AND ASSISTANCE TO SEVERELY DISTRESSED SECTORS OF THE UNITED STATES ECONOMY › Part Part A— - Coronavirus Economic Stabilization › § 9049

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

HUD, the SEC, and the CFTC can use faster hiring and fill temporary or term jobs during the covered period if they decide it is needed to prevent, prepare for, or respond to COVID‑19. They may do this without following certain civil service hiring rules (sections 3309–3318 of title 5). covered period — March 27, 2020, until either the President’s COVID‑19 national emergency (declared March 13, 2020) ends or December 31, 2020, whichever comes first.

Title 15, §9049

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(a)In this section, the term “covered period” means the period beginning on March 27, 2020, and ending on the sooner of—

(1)the termination date of the national emergency concerning the novel coronavirus disease (COVID–19) outbreak declared by the President on March 13, 2020 under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); or

(2)December 31, 2020.

(b)During the covered period, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission may, without regard to sections 3309 through 3318 of title 5, recruit and appoint candidates to fill temporary and term appointments within their respective agencies upon a determination that those expedited procedures are necessary and appropriate to enable the respective agencies to prevent, prepare for, or respond to COVID–19.

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References in Text

The National Emergencies Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is Pub. L. 94–412, Sept. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1255, which is classified principally to chapter 34 (§ 1601 et seq.) of Title 50, War and National Defense. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1601 of Title 50 and Tables.