Health and Human Services Hiree Clarification Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3181 To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from using the hiring authority under section 207 of the Public Health Service Act to hire or pay new employees, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 13, 2021 Mr. BURGESS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protec- tion Agency from using the hiring authority under sec- tion 207 of the Public Health Service Act to hire or pay new employees, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Health and Human 4 Services Hiree Clarification Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. HIRING AUTHORITY RESTRICTED. 6 The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 7 Agency may not hire or pay the salary or expense of any 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:24 Jun 14, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3181.IH H3181 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3181 IH officer or employee of the Environmental Protection Agen- 1 cy under subsection (f) or (g) of section 207 of the Public 2 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 209) who is not already 3 receiving pay under either such subsection on the date of 4 the enactment of this Act. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:24 Jun 14, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3181.IH H3181 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS