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To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting Department of Defense civilian positions in facilities that perform depot maintenance or are designated as a center for industrial and technical excellence, and for other purposes.

H.R. 990 · 115th Congress · Feb 9, 2017 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 Prohibition on hiring freeze from affecting Department of Defense civilian positions at certain facilities

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 any Department of Defense civilian position at, or in support of—
(1)
any facility at which depot-level maintenance and repair (as that term is defined in section 2460 of title 10, United States Code) is carried out; or
(2)
any facility designated under section 2474 of such title as a center for industrial and technical excellence.