ACQUISITION WORKFORCE EXPEDITED HIRING AUTHORITY.

SEC. 218. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE EXPEDITED HIRING AUTHORITY. Section 404 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-281; 124 Stat. 2950) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking “as shortage category positions;” and inserting “as positions for which there exists a shortage of candidates or there is a critical hiring need;”; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking “paragraph” and inserting “section”; and (B) by striking “2012.” and inserting “2015.”; and (3) in subsection (c), by striking “section 562(d) of title 14, United States Code, as added by this title,” and inserting “section 569a of title 14, United States Code,”.