,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #i1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,lankford introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to make     
permanent the direct hire authority of  
the ,secretary of ,defense for domestic 
defense industrial base facilities1 the 
,major ,range and ,test ,facilities     
,base1 and the ,office of the ,director 
of ,operational ,test and ,evaluation4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,department of ,defense         
,improved ,hiring ,act4  #b4 ,making    
permanent the direct hire authority for 
domestic defense industrial base        
facilities1 the ,major ,range and ,test 
,facilities ,base1 and the ,office of   
the ,director of ,operational ,test and 
,evaluation  7a7 ,codification of       
section #aabe of ,,fy #bjag ,,ndaa      
,chapter #ha of title #aj1 ,united      

,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end a new section consisting of--   
7#a7 a heading as follows3  #aeii;j4    
,direct hire authority for domestic     
defense industrial base facilities1 the 
,major ,range and ,test ,facilities     
,base1 and the ,office of the ,director 
of ,operational ,test and ,evaluation  2
  and  7#b7 a text consisting of the    
text of section #aabe of the ,national  
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjag 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #aehj note  
prec474  7b7 ,conforming amendments in  
connection with codification ,section   
#aeii;j of title #aj1 ,united ,states   
,code1 as added by subsection 7a71 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 
by striking ,during each of fiscal years
 #bjag through #bjbe1 the ,secretary and
 inserting ,the ,secretary2 and  7,b7 by
 striking ,united ,states ,code12 and   
7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by        
striking ,during fiscal years #bjag     
through #bjba1 the ,secretary and       
inserting ,the ,secretary2 and  7,b7 by 

striking ,united ,states ,code14  7c7   
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of chapter #ha
 of such title is amended by adding at  
the end the following new item3         
#aeii;j4 ,direct hire authority for     
domestic defense industrial base        
facilities1 the ,major ,range and ,test 
,facilities ,base1 and the ,office of   
the ,director of ,operational ,test and 
,evaluation4  4  7d7 ,conforming repeal 
,section #aabe of the ,national ,defense
 ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year  
#bjag 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #aehj note prec47  
is repealed4