16 U.S.C. § 1725b
Forest Service hire authority
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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- 16 U.S.C. § 1725b, Forest Service hire authority, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/447202
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The Secretary of Agriculture may appoint, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, other than sections 3303 and 3328 of such title, a qualified candidate described in subsection (b) directly to a position with the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service for which the candidate meets Office of Personnel Management qualification standards.
Subsection (a) applies to a former resource assistant (as defined in section 203 of the Public Land Corps Act 11 See References in Text note below. (16 U.S.C. 1722)) who—
The direct hire authority under this section may not be exercised with respect to a specific qualified candidate after the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date on which the candidate completed the undergraduate or graduate degree, as the case may be, or has successfully fulfilled the requirements of the internship program, whichever is later.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018