# 119-hr-7003: BIS STRENGTH Act

119-hr-7003, BIS STRENGTH Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7003
- Congress: 119
- Title: BIS STRENGTH Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Bring outside experts into the Bureau of Industry and Security to fill critical technical gaps while limiting pay, headcount, and duration.** This bill would create a temporary authority for the Under Secretary to appoint non‑civil service experts to BIS positions when civil service hiring leaves gaps. - Requires an annual gaps assessment to identify where BIS lacks expertise and to guide targeted recruiting. - Allows up to 25 outside appointees and sets a standard term of 5 years with a possible 1 year extension for national security or foreign policy reasons. Pay would be set at or below the senior‑level maximum under 5 U.S.C. 5376 with locality adjustments under 5 U.S.C. 5304 and a hard yearly cap tied to the Vice President's pay under 3 U.S.C. 104. - Would require reporting to specified congressional committees 180 days after enactment and annually thereafter on identified gaps, hires, qualifications, and mission impact. It preserves background checks, protects appointees' pay while they serve, and sunsets the authority after five years.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2026-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Temporary hiring authority for BIS: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Under Secretary would be allowed to hire experts from outside the civil service for the Bureau of Industry and Security when an annual study finds hard-to-fill gaps. Appointees' pay would be set up to the senior-level maximum plus locality pay, but no appointee's total annual pay co…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-7003 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7003)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7003 (as of 2026-09-21).