DIRECT HIRING AUTHORITY FOR MEDICAL CENTER DIRECTORS AND VISN DIRECTORS.

SEC. 207. DIRECT HIRING AUTHORITY FOR MEDICAL CENTER DIRECTORS AND VISN DIRECTORS. (a) In General.—Section 7401 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(4) Directors of medical centers and directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks with demonstrated ability in the medical profession, in health care administration, or in health care fiscal management.” . (b) Conforming Amendments.—Section 7404(a)(1) of such title is amended— (1) by inserting “(A)” before “The annual”; and (2) in subparagraph (A), as designated by paragraph (1)— (A) by inserting “and 7401(4)” after “7306”; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(B) Section 5377 of title 5 shall apply to a position under section 7401(4) of this title as if such position were included in the definition of ‘position’ in section 5377(a) of title 5.” .