To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security certain direct hiring authorities.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8497 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8497 To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security certain direct hiring authorities. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2024 Mr. Gallego introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security certain direct hiring authorities. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY. (a) USCIS Direct Hire Authority.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may appoint, without regard to the provisions of sections 3309 through 3319 of title 5, United States Code…