DPA Specialized Staffing Act
The DPA Specialized Staffing Act allows agencies participating in the Defense Production Act Committee to hire subject matter experts without following standard federal hiring rules. These experts would be placed in competitive service positions specifically to identify, solicit, evaluate, or approve activities eligible for financial assistance under the Defense Production Act. The bill exempts these hires from the usual requirements found in sections 3309 through 3318 of Title 5 of the U.S. Code. This change aims to streamline the recruitment process for specialized personnel needed to manage DPA-related funding activities.
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Introduced Mar 27, 2026
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Josh Gottheimer
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