Sec. 1106. PILOT PROGRAM FOR OVERSEAS WORK-PERIOD FOR DOD COMPETITIVE SERVICE POSITIONS

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## SEC. 1106 PILOT PROGRAM FOR OVERSEAS WORK-PERIOD FOR DOD COMPETITIVE SERVICE POSITIONS ###

(a)In General The 5-year limitation on competitive service employment in a foreign area in Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25, titled “DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Employment in Foreign Areas and Employee Return Rights” and issued on July 26, 2012 (or a successor instruction), may be extended by the first 0-6 in the employees chain of command for one additional 5 year term. ###

(b)Extension An extension request under subsection

(a)shall not require a business case, or similar, analysis to justify the additional foreign area extension. ###

(c)Report Not later than December 31, 2025, and yearly after that for the next 5 years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees on the following: ####

(1)The impact of this section on recruiting and retaining civilian competitive service employees at the Department of Defense. ####

(2)The total number of— #####

(A)Department employees that were able to remain in positions as a result of this section; and #####

(B)Department positions that were not open for initial appointments as a result of this section. ####

(3)The grade and classification of Department positions affected by this section. ####

(4)Any other information the Secretary deems appropriate. ###

(d)Foreign Area Defined In this section, the term “foreign area” means any location that is not within a nonforeign area (as that term is defined in section 591.205 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation). ###

(e)Sunset The authority under this section shall expire on the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.