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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 · Sec. 1108

Sec. 1108. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO APPOINT RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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## SEC. 1108 TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO APPOINT RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE **[**[10 U.S.C. 1580 note](/us/usc/t10/s1580)**]** ###
(a)In General Notwithstanding the requirements of section 3326 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may appoint retired members of the Armed Forces to positions in the Department of Defense described in subsection (b). ###
(b)Positions ####
(1)In general The positions in the Department described in this subsection are positions classified at or below GS-13 under the General Schedule under subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, or an equivalent level under another wage system, in the competitive service— #####
(A)######
(i)at any defense industrial base facility (as that term is defined in section 2208(u)(3) of title 10, United States Code) that is part of the core logistics capabilities (as described in section 2464(a) of such title); ######
(ii)at any Major Range and Test Facility Base (as that term is defined in section 196(i) of such title); or ######
(iii)licensed medical personnel; and #####
(B)that have been certified by the Secretary of the military department concerned as lacking sufficient numbers of potential applicants. ####
(2)Limitation on delegation of certification The Secretary of a military department may not delegate the authority to make a certification described in paragraph (1)(B) to an individual in a grade lower than colonel, captain in the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force, or an individual with an equivalent civilian grade. ###
(c)Report Not later than two years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on this section and the authority provided by this section. The report shall include the following: ####
(1)A description of the use of such authority, including the positions to which appointments are authorized to be made under such authority and the number of retired members appointed to each such position under such authority. ####
(2)Any other matters in connection with such section or such authority that the Secretary considers appropriate. ###
(d)Sunset Effective on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, the authority provided under subsection
(a)shall expire. ###
(e)Definitions In this section, the terms “member” and “Secretary concerned” have the meaning given those terms in section 101 of title 37, United States Code.
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