Sec. 1119. EXPANSION OF NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT ELIGIBILITY TO SPOUSES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIANS
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## SEC. 1119 EXPANSION OF NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT ELIGIBILITY TO SPOUSES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIANS ###
(a)In General Section 3330d of title 5, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in the section heading, by inserting “and Department of Defense civilian” after “military”; ####
(2)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)by redesignating paragraph (5), as added by section 1112(a)(1)(C) of this Act, as paragraph (6); and #####
(B)by inserting after paragraph (4), as redesignated by section 1112(a)(1)(A) of this Act, the following: > > #### “(5) > > The term ‘spouse of an employee of the Department of Defense’ means an individual who is married to an employee of the Department of Defense who is transferred in the interest of the Government from one official station within the Department to another within the Department (that is outside of normal commuting distance) for permanent duty.” > ; and ####
(3)in subsection (b), as amended by section 1112(a)(2) of this Act— #####
(A)in paragraph (2), by striking “or” at the end; #####
(B)in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “
(4)> > a spouse of an employee of the Department of Defense.” > . ###
(b)Technical and Conforming Amendment The table of sections for subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 3330d and inserting the following:" “3330d. Appointment of military and Department of Defense civilian spouses.” ". ###
(c)OPM Limitation and Reports **[**[5 U.S.C. 3330d note](/us/usc/t5/s3330d)**]** ####
(1)Relocating spouses With respect to the noncompetitive appointment of a relocating spouse of an employee of the Department of Defense under paragraph
(3)of section 3330d(b) of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall— #####
(A)monitor the number of those appointments; #####
(B)require the head of each agency with the authority to make those appointments under that provision to submit to the Director an annual report on those appointments, including information on the number of individuals so appointed, the types of positions filled, and the effectiveness of the authority for those appointments; and #####
(C)not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, submit, to the Committees on Armed Services and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives, a report on the use and effectiveness of the authority described in subparagraph (B). ####
(2)Non-relocating spouses With respect to the noncompetitive appointment of a spouse of an employee of the Department of Defense other than a relocating spouse described in paragraph (1), the Director of the Office of Personnel Management— #####
(A)shall treat the spouse as a relocating spouse under paragraph (1); and #####
(B)may limit the number of those appointments. ###
(d)Sunset **[**[5 U.S.C. 3330d note](/us/usc/t5/s3330d)**]** Effective on December 31, 2033— ####
(1)the authority provided by this section, and the amendments made by this section, shall expire; and ####
(2)the provisions of section 3330d of title 5, United States Code, amended or repealed by this section are restored or revived as if this section had not been enacted. ###
(e)Reports ####
(1)In general Not later December 31, 2025, and each year thereafter until the sunset date in subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall— #####
(A)submit a report, to the Committees on Armed Services of the House Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives, on the use of the hiring authority under section 3330d of title 5, United States Code; and #####
(B)publish such report on the public website of the Department of Defense. ####
(2)Contents Each report under paragraph
(1)shall include information on— #####
(A)how often such authority is used by agencies; #####
(B)what positions are filled using such authority, and the grade and locations of such positions; #####
(C)the number of military spouse applicants seeking positions under such authority who were not selected and the grade and locations of such positions; #####
(D)the number of military spouse applicants selected for a position they were subsequently determined to not be qualified for; and #####
(E)how often Department of Defense components exercised exceptions to spouse preference procedures and the grade and locations of such positions. ####
(3)Final report The final report required under paragraph
(1)shall, in addition to the contents required under paragraph (2), include— #####
(A)an assessment of the effectiveness of such authority in placing military spouses into jobs for which they were highly qualified, including an analysis of their success, as determined by their tenure, promotion, and performance reviews, along with any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate; and #####
(B)whether such authority should be made permanent.
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