; and (3) youth workforce investment activities. 802. Funds appropriated by this title may be transferred to, and merged with, other appropriation accounts under the headings Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund for the purposes specified in this title following consultation with the Office of Management and Budget: Provided , That the Committees on Appropriations in the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be notified 10 days in advance of any such transfer: Provided further , That, upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back to that appropriation: Provided further , That none of the funds made available by this title may be transferred pursuant to the authority in section 205 of division H of Public Law 115–31 or section 241(a) of the PHS Act. 803. (a) As the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines necessary to respond to a critical hiring need for emergency response positions, after providing public notice and without regard to the provisions of sections 3309 through 3319 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary may appoint candidates directly to the following positions to perform critical work directly relating to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria: (1) Intermittent disaster-response personnel in the National Disaster Medical System, under section 2812 of the PHS Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh–11 ). (2) Term or temporary appointments at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. (b) The authority under subsection (a) shall expire 270 days after the date of enactment of this section. 804. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the interest payment of the United States Virgin Islands that was due under section 1202(b)(1) of the Social Security Act on September 29, 2017, shall not be due until September 28, 2018, and no interest shall accrue on