§1725a — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

Starting in fiscal year 2012, the Secretary may directly hire former resource assistants who meet Office of Personnel Management qualification standards, skipping normal federal hiring rules but still following sections 3303 and 3328 of title 5. To qualify, the person must have completed a rigorous summer internship with the Secretary, met its requirements, and later earned an undergraduate or graduate degree. Hiring must occur within two years after the degree date. Definitions: Secretary and former resource assistant are defined in section 1722.

Title 16, §1725a

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(1)During fiscal year 2012 and thereafter, the Secretary (as defined in section 1722 of this title) may appoint, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, other than section 3303 and 3328 of such title, a qualified candidate described in paragraph (2) directly to a position for which the candidate meets Office of Personnel Management qualification standards.

(2)Paragraph (1) applies with respect to a former resource assistant (as defined in section 1722 of this title) who—

(A)completed a rigorous undergraduate or graduate summer internship with the Secretary (as so defined), such as the National Park Service Business Plan Internship;

(B)successfully fulfilled the requirements of the internship program; and

(C)subsequently earned an undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited institution of higher education.

(3)The direct hire authority under this section may not be exercised with respect to a specific qualified candidate after the end of the two-year period beginning on the date on which the candidate completed the undergraduate or graduate degree, as the case may be.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, and also as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, and not as part of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 which comprises this subchapter.

Amendments

2019—Par. (1). Pub. L. 116–9, § 9003(d)(2)(A), substituted “Secretary (as defined in section 1722 of this title)” for “Secretary of the Interior” and “paragraph (2)” for “paragraph (1)” and struck out “with a land managing agency of the Department of the Interior” after “position”. Par. (2)(A). Pub. L. 116–9, § 9003(d)(2)(B), substituted “with the Secretary (as so defined)” for “with a land managing agency”.

§1725a Direct hire authority

Summary

Title 16, §1725a

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