6 U.S. Code § 593
6 U.S. Code § 593 is about Hiring authority. It is under Part B (Mission of the Office) of Subchapter XIV (Countering Weapons Of Mass Destruction Office) of Chapter 1 (Homeland Security Organization) of Title 6 (Domestic Security) of the Code.
In hiring personnel for the Office, the Secretary shall have the hiring and management authorities provided in section 1101 [1] of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (5 U.S.C. 3104 note). The term of appointments for employees under subsection (c)(1) of such section may not exceed 5 years before granting any extension under subsection (c)(2) of such section.
