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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 8070 (Received in Senate) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 1101

Sec. 1101. Extension of authority for noncompetitive appointments of military spouses by Federal agencies

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Section 573(e) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 ; 5 U.S.C. 3330d note) is repealed. Section 1119 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 ( Public Law 118–31 ) is amended— in subsection (d), by striking December 31, 2028 and inserting December 31, 2033 ; and by adding after subsection
(d)the following: Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this subsection and each year thereafter until the sunset date in subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense shall— submit a report to the congressional defense committees on the use of the hiring authority under section 3330d of title 5, United States Code; and publish such report on the public website of the Department of Defense. Each report under paragraph
(1)shall include information on— how often such authority is used by agencies; what positions are filled using such authority, and the grade and locations of such positions; the number of military spouse applicants seeking positions under such authority who were not selected and the grade and locations of such positions; and how often Department of Defense components exercised exceptions to spouse preference procedures and the grade and locations of such positions. . Section 1119(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 ( Public Law 118–31 ) is amended— in paragraph (2)— by striking
(2)and all that follows through the following: and inserting the following: in subsection (a)— by redesignating paragraph (5), as added by section 1112(a)(1)(C) of this Act, as paragraph (6); and by inserting after paragraph (4), as redesignated by section 1112(a)(1)(A) of this Act, the following: ; and in the quoted material, by striking
(4)The term and inserting
(5)The term ; and in paragraph (3)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , as amended by section 1112(a)(2) of this Act after in subsection
(b); in subparagraph (A), by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting paragraph
(2); in subparagraph (B), by striking paragraph
(2)and inserting paragraph
(3); and in subparagraph C), in the quoted material, by striking
(3)a spouse and inserting
(4)a spouse . The amendments made by paragraph
(1)shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 1119 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 ( Public Law 118–31 ).
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