,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bfbj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bb1    
#bjah,mr4 ,peters introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to establish a ,federal     
cyber joint duty program for cyber      
employees of ,federal agencies4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,federal ,cyber ,joint ,duty        
,program ,act of #bjah4  #b4            
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,agency
 ,the term agency has the meaning given 
the term ,executive agency under section
 #aje of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code4  7#b7 ,cyber position ,the term  
cyber position means a position         
identified as having information        
technology1 cybersecurity1 or other     
cyber-related functions under section   
#cjc of the ,federal ,cybersecurity     
,workforce ,assessment ,act of #bjae    
7,public ,law #aad-aac2 #e ,u4,s4,c4    

#cja note74  7#c7 ,director ,the term   
,director means the ,director of the    
,office of ,personnel ,management4  7#d7
 ,employee ,the term employee has the   
meaning given that term in section #baje
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7#e7 ,joint cyber position ,the term    
joint cyber position means a position   
that-- 7,a7 is a cyber position2  7,b7  
is in the competitive service 7as       
defined in section #bajb of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code7 in an agency2 and
  7,c7 that requires or provides        
experience with information technology1 
cybersecurity1 or other cyber-related   
functions that relate to multiple       
agencies1 as determined by the          
,director4  7#f7 ,rotational cyber      
position ,the term rotational cyber     
position means a joint cyber position   
designated to be filled only as part of 
rotational service under section #d4    
#c4 ,joint cyber positions  7a7         
,preparation of list ,the ,director1 in 
consultation with the heads of agencies1

 shall develop a list of joint cyber    
positions4  7b7 ,designation for        
rotational service ,the head of each    
agency may designate a joint cyber      
position in that agency as a rotational 
cyber position if the head of the agency
 determines it appropriate4  7c7        
,distribution of list ,the ,director    
shall annually distribute an updated    
list of joint cyber positions to the    
head of each agency and other           
appropriate entities that includes--    
7#a7 the title1 agency1 and duty        
location for the joint cyber position2  
7#b7 whether the joint cyber position is
 a rotational cyber position2 and  7#c7 
whether the position is vacant or is    
expected to become vacant within a year4
  7d7 ,competitive appointment  7#a7 ,in
 general ,except as provided in         
paragraph 7#b71 the head of an agency   
shall make appointments to joint cyber  
positions 7including rotational cyber   
positions7 in a fully open and          
competitive manner that is consistent   

with the merit system principles set    
forth in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of    
section #bcja7;b7 of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,waiver ,the       
,director may waive the requirements on 
appointments under paragraph 7#a74  #d4 
,rotational service  7a7 ,in general ,an
 employee serving in a cyber position in
 an agency may submit an application for
 appointment to a rotational cyber      
position in that agency or another      
agency4  7b7 ,term  7#a7 ,in general    
,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71  
and notwithstanding section #ccda of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 an     
appointment to a rotational cyber       
position shall be for a period of not   
less than #a year and not longer than #c
 years4  7#b7 ,waiver ,the ,chief ,human
 ,capital ,officer of an agency may     
waive the limitation on the period of an
 appointment under paragraph 7#a74  7c7 
,appointment to positions in other      
agencies  7#a7 ,detail on a             
nonreimbursable basis ,service by an    

employee in a rotational cyber position 
in an agency that is not the agency     
employing the employee--  7,a7 shall    
constitute a detail of the employee from
 the agency employing the employee2 and 
7,b7 shall be performed without         
reimbursement4  7#b7 ,return to prior   
position ,an employee performing service
 in a rotational cyber position in an   
agency that is not the agency employing 
the employee shall be entitled to return
 to the position held by the employee in
 the agency employing the employee      
within a reasonable period of time after
 the end of the period of service4  7d7 
,personnel law matters ,an employee     
performing service in a rotational cyber
 position in an agency that is not the  
agency employing the employee shall have
 all the rights that would be available 
to the employee if the employee was     
detailed or appointed under a provision 
of law other than this ,act from the    
agency employing the employee to the    
agency in which the rotational cyber    

position is located4  #e4 ,reporting    
,the ,director shall submit to the      
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,government ,reform of the ,house of    
,representatives an annual report on the
 program under this ,act1 which shall   
include statistics about the efficacy of
 the program1 including--  7#a7 the     
number of joint cyber positions         
identified1 by agency2  7#b7 the number 
of rotational cyber positions designated
 by each agency2  7#c7 the number of    
applicants for and employees appointed  
to a rotational cyber position1 by      
agency2 and  7#d7 the number and        
identity of agencies that have #a or    
more joint cyber positions in the agency
 and did not designate any positions in 
the agency as rotational cyber          
positions4