Sec. 569. Temporary expansion of authority for noncompetitive appointments of military spouses by Federal agencies
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During the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, section 3330d of title 5, United States Code, shall be applied— without regard to— paragraphs (3), (4), and
(5)of subsection (a); and subsection (c); in subsection (b)(1), by substituting a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty for a relocating spouse of a member of the Armed Forces ; and in subsection (d)(1), by substituting subsection (a)(3) for subsection (a)(6) . With respect to the noncompetitive appointment of a relocating spouse of a member of the Armed Forces under subsection (b)(1) of section 3330d of title 5, United States Code, as modified by subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Personnel Management— shall monitor the number of such appointments; shall require the head of each agency with authority to make such appointments under such section to submit an annual report to the Director on such appointments, including information on the number of individuals so appointed, the types of positions filled, and the effectiveness of the authority for such appointments; and not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall submit a report to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the Senate on the use and effectiveness of such authority. With respect to the noncompetitive appointment of a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces other than a relocating spouse described in paragraph (1), the Director of the Office of Personnel Management— shall treat the spouse as a relocating spouse under paragraph (1); and may limit the number of such appointments. Effective on the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the authority under this section, including the authority provided by the modifications to section 3330d of title 5, United States Code, shall expire.