Sec. 1221. Direct hire authority for certain personnel of the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense
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Section 9905 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: The Inspector General of the Department of Defense, in connection with the Inspector General’s oversight of United States support and activities carried out in response to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, may select, appoint, and employ, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 (other than sections 3303 and 3328 of such chapter), qualified candidates to any of positions in the Office of Inspector General involved in or for the conduct of reviews, audits, evaluations, inspections, and investigations with respect to oversight of such support and activities, including— financial management, accounting, auditing, actuarial, cost estimation, or operational research; and scientific, technology, technical, engineering, data science, or mathematics.
The authority provided under this subsection shall expire on the later of— the date established under subsection (b)(1); or the end of the first fiscal year in which the total amount appropriated for United States support and activities carried out in response to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, including amounts made available for the reconstruction of Ukraine, is less than $1,000,000,000. To facilitate the assignment of persons to assist on matters relating to the Inspectors General of the Department of Defense, Department of State, and United States Agency for International Development’s oversight of Ukraine response activities as well as to functions vacated by personnel assisting on matters relating to oversight of Ukraine response activities, the Inspectors General of the Department of State and United States Agency for International Development may— appoint on a temporary basis using the authorities in section 3161 (without regard to subsection (b)(2) of such section) such personnel as the Inspector General considers appropriate; employ Civil Service Retirement System and Federal Employees’ Retirement System annuitants for the purposes of assisting the Inspector General under this section; employ Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System or the Foreign Service Pension System annuitants under chapter 8 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4041 et seq. ) for the purposes of assisting the Inspector General under this section; and appoint, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33, (other than sections 3303 and 3328 of such chapter), qualified candidates to the following series for the purposes of supporting the Inspector General’s oversight of Ukraine response activities under this section: 0080, 0201, 0301, 0343, 0340, 0511, 0560, 0905, 1530, 1801, 1805, 1811, 2210.
A person employed under paragraph (1)(A) shall acquire competitive status for appointment to any position in the competitive service for which the employee possesses the required qualifications upon the completion of 13 months of continuous service as an employee under this section. Reemployment of an annuitant under paragraph (1)(B) shall be subject to the provisions of section 9902(g) as if the Inspector General was the Department of Defense. An annuitant reemployed under paragraph (1)(C)— shall continue to receive an annuity; shall not be considered a participant for purposes of chapter 8 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4041 et seq. ) or an employee for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84; and may elect in writing, not later than 90 days after the date of reemployment, to be subject to section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4064 ).
Appointments under paragraph (1)(D) shall be capped at 45 positions per Office of Inspector General per year. The Inspectors General of the Department of State and United States Agency for International Development’s authority to appoint personnel under this section shall cease at the end of the first fiscal year in which the total amount appropriated to the Department of State and United States Agency for International Development for Ukraine response activities is less than $1,000,000,000. .
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Sec. 1221
Direct hire authority for certain personnel of the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense
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