,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahhf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bh1         
#bjag,mr4 ,lank=d introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
am5d sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ca ( title #e1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to au?orize       
ag5cies to make noncompetitive tempor>y 
& t]m appo9tm5ts 9 ! competitive s]vice4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,tempor>y & ,t]m ,appo9tm5ts ,act ( 
#bjag4  #b4 ,noncompetitive tempor>y &  
t]m appo9tm5ts 9 ! competitive s]vice   
7a7 ,tempor>y & t]m appo9tm5ts ,sub*apt]
 ,i ( *apt] #ca ( title #e1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  #caae4 ,tempor>y & t]m       
appo9tm5ts  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section3 7#a7 ,director ,! t]m ,director
 means ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (         
,p]sonnel ,managem5t4  7#b7 ,tempor>y   
appo9tm5t ,! t]m tempor>y appo9tm5t     
means an appo9tm5t 9 ! competitive      

s]vice = a p]iod ( n m ?an #a ye>4  7#c7
 ,t]m appo9tm5t ,! t]m t]m appo9tm5t    
means an appo9tm5t 9 ! competitive      
s]vice = a p]iod ( m ?an #a ye> & n m   
?an #e ye>s4  7b7 ,appo9tm5t  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! head ( an ag5cy may make a     
tempor>y appo9tm5t or t]m appo9tm5t to a
 position 9 ! competitive s]vice :5 !   
ne$ = ! s]vices ( ! employee is n       
p]man5t4  7#b7 ,ext5sion ,"u conditions 
prescrib$ by ! ,director1 ! head ( an   
ag5cy may--  7,a7 ext5d a tempor>y      
appo9tm5t made "u p>agraph 7#a7 to be = 
a p]iod ( n m ?an #b ye>s2 &  7,b7 ext5d
 a t]m appo9tm5t made "u p>agraph 7#a7  
to be = a p]iod ( n m ?an #e ye>s4  7c7 
,appo9tm5ts = critical hir+ ne$s ,"u    
conditions prescrib$ by ! ,director1 !  
head ( an ag5cy may make a              
noncompetitive tempor>y appo9tm5t1 or a 
noncompetitive t]m appo9tm5t = a p]iod (
 n m ?an #ah mon?s1 to a position 9 !   
competitive s]vice = :i* a critical hir+
 ne$ exi/s1 )\t reg>d to ! requirem5ts (
 sections #ccbg & #cccj4 ,an appo9tm5t  

made "u ?is subsection may n be ext5d$4 
7d7 ,regulations ,! ,director may       
prescribe regulations to c>ry out ?is   
section1 b is n requir$ to promulgate   
regulations prior to implem5tation ( ?is
 section4  7e7 ,special provision reg>d+
 ! dep>tm5t ( def5se ,no?+ 9 ?is section
 %all preclude ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se f  
mak+ tempor>y & t]m appo9tm5ts 9 !      
competitive s]vice pursuant to section  
#aaje ( ! ,national ,def5se             
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjag 
7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 note prec4 #aehj2 ,public
 ,law #aad-cbh2 #acj ,/at4 #bddg71 & any
 regulations prescrib$ by ! ,director = 
! adm9i/ration ( ?is section %all n     
apply to ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se 9 !      
ex]cise ( ! au?orities grant$ "u su*    
section #aaje4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t 
,! table ( sections = *apt] #ca ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#caad ! foll[+3  #caae4 ,tempor>y & t]m 
appo9tm5ts4  4