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H.R.3342

BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act

Introduced·5/13/25

The BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act allows the Bureau of Prisons Director to hire qualified candidates directly.

The BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act provides the Director of the Bureau of Prisons with the authority to appoint qualified candidates to any positions in the competitive service at Bureau of Prisons facilities. This authority bypasses certain civil service rules, except for specific sections. The direct hire authority will expire once 96 percent of the total number of competitive service positions at all Bureau of Prisons facilities are occupied.

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History

May 13, 2025

House

Introduced in House

May 13, 2025

House

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.