Sec. 1107. Noncompetitive temporary and term appointments in the competitive service
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Subchapter I of chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: In this section: The term temporary appointment means an appointment in the competitive service for a period of not more than 1 year. The term term appointment means an appointment in the competitive service for a period of more than 1 year but not more than 5 years, unless a longer period is authorized by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management prior to appointment.
The head of an agency may make a temporary appointment or term appointment to a position in the competitive service when the need for an employee’s services is not permanent. Under conditions prescribed by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the head of an agency may extend a temporary appointment or term appointment made under paragraph (1). Under conditions prescribed by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the head of an agency may make a noncompetitive temporary appointment, or a noncompetitive term appointment for a period of not more than 18 months, to a position in the competitive service for which a critical hiring need exists, without regard to the requirements of sections 3327 and 3330.
An appointment made under this subsection may not be extended. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management may prescribe regulations to carry out this section. . The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting the following item after the item relating to section 3114: 3115. Temporary and term appointments. .