,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djbg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #g1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,braun7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to amend title #e1 ,united ,states     
,code1 to provide flexibility for       
temporary and term appointments in the  
competitive service1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,inspired to ,serve 
,hiring ,improvements ,act4  #b4        
,flexibility for temporary and term     
appointments  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  #caag4 ,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 #aj     
years4  7b7 ,appointment  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the head of an ,executive      
agency may make a temporary appointment 
or term appointment to a position in the
 competitive service when the need for  
the services of an employee in the      
position is not permanent4  7#b7        
,extension ,under conditions prescribed 
by the ,director1 the head of an        
,executive agency may-- 7,a7 extend a   
temporary appointment made under        
paragraph 7#a7 in increments of not more
 than #a year each1 up to a maximum of  
#c total years of service2 and  7,b7    
extend a term appointment made under    
paragraph 7#a71 the initial period of   
which is less than #f years1 in         

increments determined appropriate by the
 head of the ,executive agency1 up to a 
maximum of #f total years of service4   
7c7 ,appointments for critical hiring   
needs  7#a7 ,in general ,the head of an 
,executive 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
 as determined under section #ccjd1     
without regard to the requirements of   
sections #ccbg and #cccj4  7#b7 ,no     
extensions ,an appointment made under   
paragraph 7#a7 may not be extended4  7d7
 ,regulations  7#a7 ,in general ,during 
the #a-year period beginning on the date
 of enactment of this section1 and      
subject to paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71 the
 ,director may prescribe regulations to 
carry out this section4  7#b7           
,application ,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 section
 #aaje of the ,national ,defense        
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbh2 #acj      
,stat4 #bddg74  7#c7 ,reporting ,with   
respect to any regulation prescribed by 
the ,director under this subsection1 the
 ,director shall brief the appropriate  
committees of ,congress with respect to 
the regulation not later than #cj days  
before the date on which the final      
version of the regulation is published4 
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,public ,law   
#aad-cbh2 #acj ,stat4 #bddg74  7f7 ,rule
 of construction ,nothing in this       
section may be construed to affect the  
authorities granted under section #caji4

  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment ,the     
table of sections for subchapter ,i of  
chapter #ca of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #caaf the  
following3  #caag4 ,temporary and term  
appointments4  4  #c4 ,criteria for     
granting direct-hire authority to       
agencies ,section #ccjd7;a77#c77;,b7 of 
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended by striking shortage of         
candidates and all that follows through 
highly qualified candidates7 and        
inserting shortage of highly qualified  
candidates4  #d4 ,expedited hiring      
authority  7a7 ,expedited hiring        
authority for college graduates ,section
 #caae7;e77#a7 of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
#ae percent and inserting #be percent4  
7b7 ,expedited hiring authority for     
post-,secondary students ,section       
#caaf7;d77#a7 of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
#ae percent and inserting #be percent4