,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #aa1 #bjai,mr4 
,bishop of ,utah 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,cole1 and ,mr4 ,stewart7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #e1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 to modify the authority 
to appoint retired members of the armed 
forces to positions within the          
,department of ,defense1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,retired ,military  
,member ,appointments to the ,department
 of ,defense ,act4  #b4 ,modification of
 period after retirement for authority  
of ,department of ,defense to appoint   
retired members of the armed forces to  
positions within the ,department after  
retirement ,section #ccbf of title #e1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 by striking subsection 7b7 and     
inserting the following3  7b7 7#a7 ,a   
retired member of the armed forces may  

be appointed to a position in the civil 
service in or under the ,department of  
,defense 7including a nonappropriated   
fund instrumentality under the          
jurisdiction of the armed forces7       
immediately after the retirement of the 
member only if the proposed appointment 
is authorized by the ,secretary         
concerned or a designee of the          
,secretary concerned1 after a           
determination that--  7,a7 the position 
has not been held open pending the      
retirement of the retired member2  7,b7 
qualification requirements for the      
position have not been written in a     
manner designed to give advantage to the
 retired member2 and  7,c7 the retired  
member was considered and selected in   
accordance with the applicable law      
7including regulations7 governing the   
appointing authority used to appoint the
 retired member4  7#b7 ,the ,secretary  
concerned or a designee of the          
,secretary concerned shall determine the
 duration under which the provisions of 

this subsection apply4  2 and  7#b7 by  
adding at the end the following3  7d7   
7#a7 ,not later than ,february #ae each 
year1 the ,secretary of ,defense and the
 ,director of the ,office of ,personnel 
,management shall jointly submit to     
,congress a report on the appointments  
made during the preceding year using the
 authority in subsection 7b77#a74  7#b7 
,each report under this subsection shall
 set forth1 for the year covered by such
 report1 the following3  7,a7 ,the      
number of appointments made using the   
authority in subsection 7b77#a74  7,b7  
,the grades at retirement from the armed
 forces of the individuals subject to   
such appointments4  7,c7 ,the job       
titles1 pay grades1 and locations of    
employment at appointment of the        
individuals subject to such             
appointments4  4