,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ddaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #d1 #bjad ,ms4 
,tsongas 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,langev91 &    
,mr4 ,rupp]sb]g]7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve !
 national def5se laboratories by        
increas+ ret5tion & hir+ flexibility to 
enable ! laboratories to p]=m break?r\gh
 sci5tific rese>* & effectively fulfill 
! ne$s ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,do,d ,laboratory       
,au?orities = ,break?r\gh ,sci5tific    
,rese>* ,act or ! ,do,d ,,labs ,rese>*  
,act4  #b4 ,travel to te*nical symposium
 or te*nical conf]5ce ,! ,secret>y (    
,def5se may n prohibit an employee ( a  
def5se laboratory f travel+ to a        
te*nical symposium or te*nical conf]5ce 
if ! head ( ! def5se laboratory--  7#a7 
det]m9es t !re are suffici5t am\nts     
available to ! def5se laboratory = su*  
travel2 &  7#b7 approves ( su* travel   

us+ ! /&>d proc$ures = approv+ travel4  
#c4 ,inclusion ( qualifi$ /ud5ts 9 !    
tempor>y au?orities = c]ta9 positions at
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se rese>* & eng9e]+   
facilities ,section #aajg7;a77#a7 ( !   
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #bjad 7,public ,law        
#aac-ff2 #abg ,/at4 #hhg2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 
#bceh note7 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  
7#a7 ,c&idates = sci5tific & eng9e]+    
positions at sci5ce & te*nology         
re9v5tion laboratories  7,a7 ,! director
 ( any ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,re9v5tion  
,laboratory 7h]e9aft] 9 ?is section     
ref]r$ to z an ,,/rl7 may appo9t        
qualifi$ c&idates to positions describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#a7 ( subsection 7b7 z an   
employee 9 a laboratory describ$ 9 t    
p>agraph )\t reg>d to ! provisions (    
sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #cc ( title #e1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7o!r ?an section    
#ccjc & #ccbh ( su* title74  7,b7       
,not)/&+ ! provisions ( *apt] #ea (     
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 =        
purposes ( ?is subsection1 ! t]m        

qualifi$ c&idate means an individual    
:o--  7i7 has e>n$ a ba*elor's degree2  
or  7ii7 is a /ud5t enroll$ 9 a program 
( und]graduate or graduate in/ruction   
lead+ to a ba*elor's or ma/]'s degree 9 
a sci5tific1 te*nical1 eng9e]+1         
ma!matical1 or m$ical c\rse ( /udy at an
 in/itution ( high] education 7z def9$ 9
 section #aja7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja774  4 
#d4 ,assessm5t ( c]ta9 ,dep>tm5t (      
,def5se hir+ practices  7a7 ,assessm5t  
report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,def5se %all submit to ! ,committees on 
,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives a report on !           
implem5tation & use by ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,def5se ( ! foll[+ hir+ au?orities3     
7#a7 ,section #aaja ( ! ,/rom ,?urmond  
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #aiii 7,public ,law        
#aje-bfa2 #e ,u4,s4,c4 #cajd note74     
7#b7 ,section #aajg ( ! ,national       
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    

,ye> #bjad 7,public ,law #aac-ff2 #abg  
,/at4 #hhg2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bceh note74  
7#c7 ,section #iijc ( title #e1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code 7relat+ to highly qualifi$ 
exp]ts74  7#d7 ,! ,int]gov]nm5tal       
,p]sonnel ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #ccga et   
seq474  7b7 ,cont5ts ,! report requir$  
"u subsection 7a7 %all conta9--  7#a7 a 
description1 includ+ quantitative data1 
( ! implem5tation & use by ea* s]vice & 
,def5se ,ag5cy )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 
( ea* au?ority 9 subsection 7a71 includ+
 issues enc\nt]$1 successes1 & lessons  
le>n$2 &  7#b7 recomm5dations ) respect 
to--  7,a7 improvem5ts = su* au?orities2
  7,b7 tailor+ ! numb] ( positions or   
elim9at+ any limitation on ! numb]s (   
positions provid$ 9 su* au?orities 7if  
applicable72  7,c7 h[ su* au?orities c  
be us$ or improv$ to be/ suit ! ne$s (  
ea* ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se laboratory2 &   
7,d7 ! cont9uance ( ! hir+ au?ority     
provid$ "u section #aajg ( ! ,national  
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjad 7,public ,law #aac-ff2 #abg  

,/at4 #hhg2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bceh note7   
beyond ! sunset date provid$ 9          
subsection 7e7 ( su* section4  #e4      
,p]man5t au?ority = exp]im5tal p]sonnel 
program = sci5tific & te*nical p]sonnel 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #aaja ( ! ,/rom   
,?urmond ,national ,def5se ,au?orization
 ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #aiii 7,public ,law
 #aje-bfa7 is am5d$ by /rik+ subsections
 7e7 & 7f74  7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+     
am5dm5ts ,su* section is fur!r am5d$--  
7#a7 9 ! section head+1 by /rik+        
,exp]im5tal2  7#b7 9 subsection 7a7--   
7,a7 by /rik+ ,dur+ ! program p]iod     
specifi$ 9 subsection 7e77#a71 ! &      
ins]t+ ,!2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ exp]im5tal2 
7#c7 9 subsection 7d77#a7--  7,a7 9 !   
matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ 
#ab-mon? p]iod & ins]t+ cal5d> ye>2 &   
7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 /rik+ fiscal   
ye> & ins]t+ cal5d> ye>2  7#d7 by       
r$esignat+ subsection 7g7 z subsection  
7e72 &  7#e7 9 subsection 7e7 7z        
r$esignat$ by p>agraph 7#d771 by /rik+ 9
 :i* ! au?ority "u ?is section is 9     

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