Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Indian Health Service Hiring Freeze Exemption Act”.
Indian Health Service Hiring Freeze Exemption Act
A BILL
To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Indian Health Service.
Sec. 2 Prohibition on hiring freeze from affecting Indian Health Service
The memorandum titled “Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Hiring Freeze” published on January 23, 2017, or any other substantially similar memorandum, Executive order, or other action by the President to prevent a department or agency of the Federal Government from filling vacant Federal civilian employee positions or creating new such positions, shall have no force or effect with respect to positions within the Indian Health Service.