H.R. 7413

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7413 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7413

To provide direct hire authority to the Attorney General for purposes 
of appointing qualified candidates to positions in the Drug Enforcement 
Administration to work in locations deemed necessary by the Attorney 
General to support the Administration's mission, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 9, 2026

Mr. Fong (for himself, Mr. Knott, and Mr. Kiley of California) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary, 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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A BILL

To provide direct hire authority to the Attorney General for purposes 
of appointing qualified candidates to positions in the Drug Enforcement 
Administration to work in locations deemed necessary by the Attorney 
General to support the Administration's mission, and for other 
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Hiring Improvement and Recruitment 
Empowerment for Drug Enforcement Administration Act'' or the ``HIRE DEA 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTING PERSONNEL TO DRUG 
ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION POSITIONS TO COMBAT DRUG 
TRAFFICKING ACTIVITIES.

(a) In General.--During each of fiscal years 2027 through 2034, the 
Attorney General may appoint, without regard to the provisions of 
subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, (other than 
sections 3303 and 3328 of such chapter), qualified candidates to any 
covered position in the Drug Enforcement Administration to work in 
locations deemed necessary to support the Administration's mission, as 
determined by the Attorney General.
(b) Covered Position Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered 
position'' includes program managers, project managers, criminal 
investigators/Special Agents in classification series 1811 (or any 
successor series), intelligence analysts/Intelligence Research 
Specialists, forensic specialists, community outreach coordinators, and 
any other position that the Attorney General determines is necessary 
based on emerging drug trafficking trends or threats.
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