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16 U.S.C. 1725a: Direct hire authority

Created in 2011 by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-74). Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2019

    • 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". (John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act) Law text · (1)
    • Pub. L. 116–9, §9003(d)(2)(B), substituted "with the Secretary (as so defined)" for "with a land managing agency". (John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act) Law text · (2)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.