Summary

Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to directly hire qualified people into competitive service positions at Bureau facilities without following most normal civil service hiring rules. That special hiring authority ends once 96% of the Bureau’s competitive service positions (counted as of enactment) are filled.

Key Points

• Gives the Bureau of Prisons Director direct-hire authority into competitive service jobs at Bureau facilities.
• Bypasses most normal civil service hiring rules for those appointments.
• Applies only to competitive service positions at Bureau facilities.
• The authority ends when 96% of the Bureau’s competitive service positions (counted at enactment) are filled.
• No new funding or reporting requirements are specified in the text.
• The measure is temporary and tied to a staffing threshold rather than a calendar date.
• Affects applicants, current federal HR processes, and Bureau staffing operations.

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