,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahhf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bh1
 #bjag,mr4 ,lankford introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend subchapter ,i of   
chapter #ca of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 to authorize agencies to make   
noncompetitive temporary and term       
appointments in the competitive service4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,temporary and ,term       
,appointments ,act of #bjag4  #b4       
,noncompetitive temporary and term      
appointments in the competitive service 
7a7 ,temporary and term appointments    
,subchapter ,i of chapter #ca of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3       
#caae4 ,temporary and term appointments 
7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,director ,the term ,director means the 
,director of the ,office of ,personnel  

,management4  7#b7 ,temporary           
appointment ,the term temporary         
appointment means an appointment in the 
competitive service for a period of not 
more than #a year4  7#c7 ,term          
appointment ,the term term appointment  
means an appointment in the competitive 
service for a period of more than #a    
year and not more than #e years4  7b7   
,appointment  7#a7 ,in general ,the head
 of an agency may make a temporary      
appointment or term appointment to a    
position in the competitive service when
 the need for the services of the       
employee is not permanent4  7#b7        
,extension ,under conditions prescribed 
by the ,director1 the head of an agency 
may--  7,a7 extend a temporary          
appointment made under paragraph 7#a7 to
 be for a period of not more than #b    
years2 and  7,b7 extend a term          
appointment made under paragraph 7#a7 to
 be for a period of not more than #e    
years4  7c7 ,appointments for critical  
hiring needs ,under conditions          

prescribed by the ,director1 the head of
 an agency may make a noncompetitive    
temporary appointment1 or a             
noncompetitive term appointment for a   
period of not more than #ah months1 to a
 position in the competitive service for
 which a critical hiring need exists1   
without regard to the requirements of   
sections #ccbg and #cccj4 ,an           
appointment made under this subsection  
may not be extended4  7d7 ,regulations  
,the ,director may prescribe regulations
 to carry out this section1 but is not  
required to promulgate regulations prior
 to implementation of this section4  7e7
 ,special provision regarding the       
department of defense ,nothing in this  
section shall preclude the ,secretary of
 ,defense from making temporary and term
 appointments in the competitive service
 pursuant to section #aaje of the       
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4  
note prec4 #aehj2 ,public ,law #aad-cbh2
 #acj ,stat4 #bddg71 and any regulations

 prescribed by the ,director for the    
administration of this section shall not
 apply to the ,secretary of ,defense in 
the exercise of the authorities granted 
under such section #aaje4  4  7b7       
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for chapter #ca of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
section #caad the following3  #caae4    
,temporary and term appointments4  4