Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 · Sec. 6612

Sec. 6612. APPOINTMENT OF SPOUSES OF CERTAIN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

916 words·~4 min read·/statute-compilations/comps-18280/sec-6612

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

## SEC. 6612 APPOINTMENT OF SPOUSES OF CERTAIN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ###
(a)In General Section 3330d of title 5, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in the section heading, by striking “military and Department of Defense civilian spouses” and inserting “military and Department of Defense, Department of State, and intelligence community spouses”; ####
(2)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)by redesignating the second paragraph
(4)(relating to a spouse of an employee of the Department of Defense) as paragraph (7); #####
(B)by striking paragraph (5); #####
(C)by redesignating paragraph
(4)(relating to the spouse of a disabled or deceased member of the Armed Forces) as paragraph (6); #####
(D)by striking paragraph
(3)and inserting the following: > > #### “(3) > > The term ‘**covered spouse**’ means an individual who is married to an individual who— > > > ##### “(A) > > > ######
(i)> > is an employee of the Department of State or an element of the intelligence community; or > > > ###### “(ii) > > is a member of the Armed Forces who is assigned to an element of the intelligence community; and > > > ##### “(B) > > is transferred in the interest of the Government from one official station within the applicable agency to another within the agency (that is outside of normal commuting distance) for permanent duty. > > > #### “(4) > > The term ‘**intelligence community**’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). > > > #### “(5) > > The term ‘**remote work**’ refers to a work flexibility arrangement under which an employee— > > > ##### “(A) > > is not expected to physically report to the location from which the employee would otherwise work, considering the position of the employee; and > > > ##### “(B) > > performs the duties and responsibilities of such employee’s position, and other authorized activities, from an approved worksite— > > > ###### “(i) > > other than the location from which the employee would otherwise work; > > > ###### “(ii) > > that may be inside or outside the local commuting area of the location from which the employee would otherwise work; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > that is typically the residence of the employee.” > ; and #####
(E)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(8) > > The term ‘**telework**’ has the meaning given the term in section 6501.” > ; and ####
(3)in subsection (b)— #####
(A)in paragraph (2), by striking “or” at the end; #####
(B)in the first paragraph
(3)(relating to a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; #####
(C)by redesignating the second paragraph
(3)(relating to a spouse of an employee of the Department of Defense) as paragraph (4); #####
(D)in paragraph (4), as so redesignated— ######
(i)by inserting “, including to a position in which the spouse will engage in remote work” after “Department of Defense”; and ######
(ii)by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and #####
(E)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(5) > > a covered spouse to a position in which the covered spouse will engage in remote work.” > . ###
(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, Department of State, and intelligence community civilian spouses.” ". ###
(c)Report ####
(1)Definition of appropriate committees of Congress In this subsection, the term “**appropriate committees of Congress**” means— #####
(A)the congressional intelligence committees; #####
(B)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and #####
(C)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. ####
(2)In general Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing the use of the authority provided pursuant to the amendments made by subsection
(a)and the impacts on recruitment, retention, and job opportunities created by such amendments. ###
(d)Rule of Construction Nothing in this section or an amendment made by this section shall be construed to revoke or diminish any right of an individual provided by title 5, United States Code. ###
(e)Sunset and Snapback On the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act— ####
(1)section 3330d of title 5, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is amended to read as it read on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act; and ####
(2)the item for such section in the table of sections for subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by subsection (b), is amended to read as it read on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.
Connectionstraces to 1
Traces to 1 document
Citation graph
cites case law
Sec. 6612
APPOINTMENT OF SPOUSES OF CERTAIN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
Cites 1Cited by 0 across 0 sources
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.