Amendments
2011—Subsec. (a). [Pub. L. 112–74, § 121(b)(1)], substituted “establish an excepted service appointment authority,” for “establish a program” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b). [Pub. L. 112–74, § 121(b)(2)], substituted “excepted service as defined in section 2103 of such title” for “competitive service as defined in section 2102 of such title for which such person is eligible under subchapter I of chapter 33 of such title, in selection to such position”.
Subsec. (e)(2), (3). [Pub. L. 112–74, § 121(b)(3)], added par. (2) and redesignated former par. (2) as (3).
2009—Subsec. (e). [Pub. L. 111–11] added subsec. (e).
2004—Subsecs. (c), (d). [Pub. L. 108–199] added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d).
1992—Subsec. (a). [Pub. L. 102–415] substituted “public lands” for “a conservation system unit” and substituted “public lands” for “such unit” in two places.
1988—Subsecs. (b), (c). [Pub. L. 100–689] added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Pilot Program
[Pub. L. 106–488, § 2], Nov. 9, 2000, [114 Stat. 2205], provided that:“(a)
In furtherance of the goals of sections 1307 and 1308 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act [
16 U.S.C. 3197, 3198] and the provisions of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act [
25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.], the Secretary [of the Interior] shall—
“(1)
implement pilot programs to employ residents of local communities at the following units of the National Park System located in northwest Alaska—
“(A)
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve,
“(B)
Cape Krusenstern National Monument,
“(C)
Kobuk Valley National Park, and
“(D)
Noatak National Preserve; and
“(2)
report on the results of the programs within one year to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States [Senate] and the Committee on Resources [now Committee on Natural Resources] of the House of Representatives.
“(b)
In implementing the programs, the Secretary shall consult with the Native Corporations, nonprofit organizations, and Tribal entities in the immediate vicinity of such units and shall also, to the extent practicable, involve such groups in the development of interpretive materials and the pilot programs relating to such units.”
Local Hire Report
[Pub. L. 105–333, § 11], Oct. 31, 1998, [112 Stat. 3135], provided that not later than 18 months after Oct. 31, 1998, the Secretary of the Interior would transmit to Congress a report indicating the actions taken in carrying out subsection (b) of this section, addressing the recruitment processes that may restrict employees hired under subsection (a) of this section from successfully obtaining positions in the competitive service, and describing the actions of the Secretary of the Interior in contracting with Alaska Native Corporations to provide services with respect to public lands in Alaska.