21 U.S.C. § 379d–3 — Streamlined hiring authority

This section gives the FDA a faster way to hire staff for two specific programs, for a limited time. (a) In general. Besides any other hiring power under other laws, the Secretary may appoint employees to FDA positions without following title 5's usual competitive-service appointment rules, to perform, run, or support the activities described in (b), if the Secretary decides such appointments are needed to reach the goals described in (c). (b) Activities described. Those activities are: (1) activities under this chapter tied to reviewing device applications, as defined in section 379i(9) of this title; and (2) activities under this chapter tied to human generic drug work, as defined in section 379j–41 of this title. (c) Objectives specified. The goals are: (1) for the device-review activities in (b)(1), the goals referred to in section 379j–1(a)(1) of this title; and (2) for the generic-drug activities in (b)(2), the goals referred to in section 379j–43(a) of this title. (d) Internal controls. The Secretary must set up appropriate internal controls for appointments made under this section. (e) Sunset. This hiring authority ended three years after July 9, 2012.