117th CONGRESS 1st Session |
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.
May 13, 2021
Mr. Burgess introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Health and Human Services Hiree Clarification Act”.
SEC. 2. Hiring authority restricted.
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not hire or pay the salary or expense of any officer or employee of the Environmental Protection Agency under subsection (f) or (g) of section 207 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 209) who is not already receiving pay under either such subsection on the date of the enactment of this Act.