Sec. 1106. DIRECT-HIRE AUTHORITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES
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## SEC. 1106 DIRECT-HIRE AUTHORITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES **[**[10 U.S.C. 1580](/us/usc/t10/s1580)**]** ###
(a)Hiring Authority Without regard to sections 3309 through 3318, 3327, and 3330 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may recruit and appoint qualified recent graduates and current post-secondary students to competitive service positions in professional and administrative occupations within the Department of Defense. ###
(b)Limitation on Appointments Subject to subsection (c)(2), the total number of employees appointed by the Secretary under subsection
(a)during a fiscal year may not exceed the number equal to 25 percent of the number of hires made into professional and administrative occupations of the Department at the GS-11 level and below (or equivalent) under competitive examining procedures during the previous fiscal year. ###
(c)Regulations ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall administer this section in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary for purposes of this section. ####
(2)Lower limit on appointments The regulations may establish a lower limit on the number of individuals appointable under subsection
(a)during a fiscal year than is otherwise provided for under subsection (b), based on such factors as the Secretary considers appropriate. ####
(3)Public notice and advertising To the extent practical, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary shall publicly advertise positions available under this section. In carrying out the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall— #####
(A)take into account merit system principles, mission requirements, costs, and organizational benefits of any advertising of positions; and #####
(B)advertise such positions in the manner the Secretary determines is most likely to provide diverse and qualified candidates and ensure potential applicants have appropriate information relevant to the positions available. ###
(d)Sunset The authority provided under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2030. ###
(e)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)The term “current post-secondary student” means a person who— #####
(A)is currently enrolled in, and in good academic standing at, a full-time program at an institution of higher education; #####
(B)is making satisfactory progress toward receipt of a baccalaureate or graduate degree; and #####
(C)has completed at least one year of the program. ####
(2)The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). ####
(3)The term “recent graduate”, with respect to appointment of a person under this section, means a person who was awarded a degree by an institution of higher education not more than two years before the date of the appointment of such person, except that in the case of a person who has completed a period of obligated service in a uniformed service of more than four years, such term means a person who was awarded a degree by an institution of higher education not more than four years before the date of the appointment of such person.
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Sec. 1106
DIRECT-HIRE AUTHORITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES
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