Sec. 1103. Temporary and term appointments in the competitive service in the Department of Defense
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The Secretary of Defense may make a temporary appointment or a term appointment in the Department when the need for the services of an employee in the Department is not permanent. The Secretary may extend a temporary appointment or a term appointment made under paragraph (1). If there is a critical hiring need, the Secretary of Defense may make a noncompetitive temporary appointment or a noncompetitive term appointment in the Department of Defense, without regard to the requirements of sections 3327 and 3330 of title 5, United States Code, for a period that is not more than 18 months. An appointment made under paragraph
(1)may not be extended. The Secretary may prescribe regulations to carry out this section. In this section: The term temporary appointment means the appointment of an employee in the competitive service for a period that is not more than one year. The term term appointment means the appointment of an employee in the competitive service for a period that is more than one year and not more than five years, unless the Secretary of Defense, before the appointment of the employee, authorizes a longer period.