Sec. 1115. Amendments to the John S. McCain Strategic Defense Fellows Program
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Subsection (d)(2) of section 932 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( 10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.; Public Law 115–232 ) is amended to read as follows: Out of the total number of individuals selected to participate in the fellows program in any year, not more than 20 percent may be from any of the following geographic regions: The Northeast United States. The Southeast United States. The Midwest United States. The Southwest United States.
The Western United States. Alaska, Hawaii, United States territories, and areas outside the United States. . Such section is further amended— in subsection (d)(3)— by striking assigned and inserting appointed ; and by striking assignment and inserting appointment ; and by amending subsections
(e)and
(f)to read as follows: The Secretary of Defense shall appoint each individual who participates in the fellows program to an excepted service position in an element of the Department. Each year, the head of each element of the Department shall submit to the Secretary an identification of placement opportunities for participants in the fellows program. Such placement opportunities shall provide for leadership development and potential commencement of a career track toward a position of senior leadership in the Department. The Secretary, in coordination with the heads of elements of the Department, shall establish qualification requirements for the appointment of participants under paragraph (1). In making appointments under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall seek to best match the qualifications and skills of the participants with the requirements for positions available for appointment. The term of each appointment under the fellows program shall be one year, but the Secretary may extend a term of appointment up to one additional year. The Secretary shall appoint an individual under paragraph
(1)to a position at the level of GS–10, GS–11, or GS–12 of the General Schedule based on the directly related qualifications, skills, and professional experience of the individual. To the extent that funds are provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary may repay a loan of a participant in the fellows program if the loan is described by subparagraph (A), (B), or
(C)of section 16301(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code. Any repayment of a loan under this paragraph may require a minimum service agreement, as determined by the Secretary. In this subsection, the term element of the Department means an element of the Department specified in section 111(b) of title 10, United States Code. The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that participants in the fellows program— receive career development opportunities and support appropriate for the commencement of a career track within the Department leading toward a future position of senior leadership within the Department, including ongoing mentorship support through appropriate personnel from entities within the Department; and are provided appropriate employment opportunities for excepted service positions in the Department upon successful completion of the fellows program. The Secretary shall publish, on an internet website of the Department available to the public, the names of the individuals selected to participate in the fellows program. .
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Sec. 1115
Amendments to the John S. McCain Strategic Defense Fellows Program
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