An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 111-467 to prohibit the award of contracts for personal services by any DOD component for the purpose of obtaining the services of a senior mentor. Nothing would prohibit DOD from hiring retired generals and flag officers as `senior mentors' under the highly qualified expert provision of 5 U.S.C. section 9903 with additional financial disclosure and conflict of interest requirements in place.

1. Adds SEC. 210. PROHIBITION ON PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR SENIOR MENTORS at the end of title II

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. 210. PROHIBITION ON PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR SENIOR MENTORS.

   Inserted: (a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense shall prohibit the award of a contract for personal services by any component of the Department of Defense for the purpose of obtaining the services of a senior mentor.

   Inserted: (b) Interpretation.--Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prohibit the employment of a senior mentor as a highly qualified expert pursuant to section 9903 of title 5, United States Code, subject to the pay and term limitations of that section. A senior mentor employed as a highly qualified expert shall be required to submit a financial disclosure report and comply with all conflict of interest laws and regulations applicable to other Federal employees with similar conditions of service.

   Inserted: (c) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) The term "contract for personal services" means a contract awarded under the authority of section 129b(a) of title 10, United States Code, or section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.

   Inserted: (2) The term "component of the Department of Defense" means a military department, a defense agency, a Department of Defense field activity, a unified combatant command, or the joint staff.

   Inserted: (3) The term "senior mentor" means any person--

   Inserted: (A)(i) who has served as a general or flag officer in the Armed Forces; or

   Inserted: (ii) who has served in a position at a level at or above the level of the senior executive service;

   Inserted: (B) has retired within the 10 years preceding the award of a contract; and

   Inserted: (C) who serves as a mentor, teacher, trainer, or advisor to government personnel on matters pertaining to the former official duties of such person.

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   At the end of title II, add the following new section:

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