Sec. 1109. Direct hire authority and relocation incentives for positions at remote locations
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Chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Secretary of Defense may appoint, without regard to any provision of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, qualified applicants to positions in the competitive service to fill vacancies at covered locations. For purposes of this section, a covered location is a location for which the Secretary has determined that critical hiring needs are not being met due to the geographic remoteness or isolation or extreme climate conditions of the location. An individual appointed to a position pursuant to subsection
(a)may be paid a relocation incentive in connection with the relocation of the individual to the location of the position. The amount of a relocation incentive payable to an individual under this subsection may not exceed the amount equal to— 25 percent of the annual rate of basic pay of the employee for the position concerned as of the date on which the service period in such position agreed to by the individual under paragraph
(3)commences; multiplied by the number of years (including fractions of a year) of such service period (not to exceed four years). To receive a relocation incentive under this subsection, an individual appointed to a position under subsection
(a)shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Defense to complete a period of service at the covered location. The period of obligated service of the individual at such location under the agreement may not exceed four years. The agreement shall include such repayment or alternative employment obligations as the Secretary considers appropriate for failure of the individual to complete the period of obligated service specified in the agreement. A relocation incentive paid to an individual for a relocation under this subsection is in addition to any other relocation incentive or payment payable to the individual for such relocation by law. Effective on September 30, 2022, the authority provided under subsection
(a)and the authority to provide relocation incentives under subsection
(b)shall expire. . The Secretary of Defense shall develop outcome measurements to evaluate the effect of the authority provided under subsection
(a)of section 1599i of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), and any relocation incentives provided under subsection
(b)of such section. Not later than March 1, 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the effect of the authority provided under subsection
(a)of section 1599i of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), and any relocation incentives provided under subsection
(b)of such section. The report required by paragraph
(1)shall include the following: A description and assessment of the effectiveness and achievements of the authority and relocation incentives described in paragraph (1), including— the number of employees hired to covered locations described in section 1599i(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a); and the cost-per-placement of such employees. A comparison of the effectiveness and use of the authority and relocation incentives described in paragraph
(1)to authorities under title 5, United States Code, used by the Department of Defense before the date of the enactment of this Act to support hiring at remote or rural locations. An assessment of— the minority community outreach efforts made in using the authority and providing relocation incentives described in paragraph (1); and participation outcomes. Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1599i. Direct hire authority and relocation incentives for positions at remote locations. .